Nearly 600 botanical watercolours by Mary White nee Lind, acquired by Princeton University Library in 1968, the purchase 'facilitated by' her great grand-daughter Lady Berwick of Attingham Park near Shrewsbury. Mary White nee Lind is shown as the daughter of Alexander Addison Lind in online genealogical sources.
https://www.princeton.edu/~graphicarts/2011/09/mary_lind_white.html
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
Princeton, New Jersey
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Current Owner
Princeton University Library
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
