Stracathro, Angus
Built 1st Jan 1827
Palladian Scottish country house, Angus, built between 1824 and 1827.
Simon D. Smith, 'Slavery's Heritage Footprint: links between British country houses and St Vincent plantations 1814-1834', in Madge Dresser and Andrew Hann (eds.) Slavery and the British Country House (Swindon: English Heritage, 2013) p. 61
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Architect
Archibald Simpson
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Current owner
Private owners
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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.
