Alexander Kidston of Jamaica was included as one of 21 prints in Modern Athenians: Being Portraits of Eminent Personages in the Metropolis of Scotland" (Edinburgh: Hugh Paton 1844), a copy of which is in the British Museum
BM 1970,0131.15.1-21
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3794749&partId=1&searchText=Alexander+Robertson&page=1
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Collector?
Yes
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Dispersal Date
30th Nov -0001
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Current Owner
British Museum
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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.
