The first observatory in Glasgow, founded in 1757 and named in honour of Alexander Macfarlane. 'He was one of the best mathematicians of the age, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. By his will he left to the University of Glasgow, where he was educated, his valuable apparatus of astronomical instruments; and the Observatory, which was shortly erected by the University on Dovehill [Dowhill], was, as a tribute of honour to his memory for this benfaction, named the MacFarlane Observatory.' J. Macfarlane, History of the Clan Macfarlane (1922)
http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2007/september/headline_40787_en.html
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Collector?
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Current Location
Glasgow
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
