Document comprises a cover or title page (recto) and part of an inventory of enslaved people (verso) on Mesopotamia plantation, Jamaica, for the years 1779-80 on a single folio.
See 'associated documents' section of the entry for Mesopotamia Estate, Jamaica, Westmoreland, for a transcription of the materials.
We are grateful to William Wyeth, English Heritage, and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford for assistance in the identification, photography, transcription, and dissemination of this material.
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The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Clar. dep. c. 389/2 fol.1 v&r/Bundle 8.
???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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.
