Associated People (16) |
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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- 1787 [EY] → Heir
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1787 [SY] - 1820 [EY] → Owner
John Wedderburn took possession of Spring Garden following the death of his father-in-law George Bedward in 1787. Wedderburn married Mary Wisdom Bedward (q.v.) in 1782. Mary was sole heiress to her father George Bedward (q.v.) and mother Susannah, sole surviving child and heiress of Robert Rutherford of Spring Garden. |
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1821 [SY] - 1831 [EY] → Tenant in possession
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1762 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Executor
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1762 [EA] - 1765 [LA] → Previous owner
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1764 [EA] - 1764 [LA] → Not known
Stirling filed Crop Accounts for Spring Garden in 1764. He is listed as Planter. |
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1765 [EA] - 1769 [LA] → Executor
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1766 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Not known
Robert Nichols filed Crop Accounts for Spring Garden in 1766 and 1771. His role was not specified on either occasion. |
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1767 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Executor
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1771 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Manager
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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1832 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
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1832 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
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1837 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£5,866 16S 8D
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Estate Information (53) |
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1741
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar, rum and sundry items Estate belonging to John Graves and other morgagors. Account filed by James Woodcock as morgagee in possession of the estate and John Woodcocks as overseer of the estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 102
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1742
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Belonging to Mr. John Graves now in the possession of Mr. James Woodcork of the parish of Kingston as mortgagee. Account filed by John Jones of the parish of Westmoreland planter and manager of the estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 214
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1762
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to Elizabeth Rutherford. Account filed by Robert Douglas as executor.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 39
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1763
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] Sugar Plotted in Westmoreland in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
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1763
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to Elizabeth Rutherford. Account filed by Robert Douglas as executor.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 91
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1764
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Account filed by Robert Stirling, planter.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 127
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1765
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by Robert Douglas a planter and one of the executors.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 163
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1766
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to the heirs of Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by Robert Nichols. Estate under the care and direction of Robert Douglas Esq. as one of the executors named in the last will and testament of Elizabeth Rutherford.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 36
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1767
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to the heirs of Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by John Macourtie a planter and one of the executors. Estate under the care and direction of John Kinlock Esq. as one of the executors named in the last will and testament of Elizabeth Rutherford.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 140
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1768
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to the heirs of Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by John Macourtie a planter and one of the executors. Estate under the care and direction of John Kinlock Esq. as one of the executors named in the last will and testament of Elizabeth Rutherford.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 137
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1769
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to the heirs of Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by John Macourtie planter. Estate under the care and direction of John Kinlock Esq. as one of the executors named in the last will and testament of Elizabeth Rutherford.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 200
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1771
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses Belonging to the heirs of Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford deceased. Account filed by Robert Nichols. Estate under the care and direction of John Somerville and Robert Douglas Esq. as one of the executors named in the last will and testament of Elizabeth Rutherford.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 160
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1772
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to the heris of Mrs. Elizabeth Rutherford deceased and under the care and direction of Robert Douglas as one of the executors of the said Elizabeth Rutherford. Account filed by John Macourtie, planter.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 219
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1783
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar and rum Under the direction of John Wedderburn as attorney to George Bedward Esq. Account filed by Alexander Stewart as book keeper and distiller, Colin James who was overseer for the said estate during crop 1783 being dead.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 6-7
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1784
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of George Bedward Esq. in trust to John Wedderburn Esq. the acting trustee. Account filed Alexander Stewart as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 31
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1785
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of George (cannot read last name) Esq. in trust to John Wedderburn Esq. the acting trustee.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 1-4
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1787
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of George Bedward Esq in trust to John Wedderburn Esq acting trustee; account filed by John Wedderburn.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 119
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1789
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of John Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by James Graham as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 218-219 f.111
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1790
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle Under the direction of James Wedderburn attorney to John Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by James Graham as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 335-336 [f.167]
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1791
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of James Wedderburn attorny to John Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by James Graham as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 127-128 [f.58]
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1792
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire attorney to John Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by James Graham as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 44-45
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1793
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire attorney to John Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by James Graham as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 371-372
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1794
[Name] Spring Garden estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq attorney to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alex Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 118
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1795
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq attorney to John Wedderburn. Account filed by Alex Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 81
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1796
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, copper Belonging to John Wedderburn. Account given by James Wedderburn. Account filed by Alexander Grierson, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
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1797
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq deceased (17/07/1797) and John Graham Esq as attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hunter as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1797.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 31
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1798
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper Under the direction of John Graham, William Fyffe and John Wedderburn Esq.s as attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hunter as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 170
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1799
[Number of enslaved people] 558(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 37.
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1799
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Under the direction of John Graham Esq attorney to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hunter as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 103-104
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1800
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Samwell Forrester, attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alexander Grierson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 44-45
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1801
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Somerville Forrester as Attornies to John Wedderburn. Account filed by James Whitaker as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 33
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1803
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood Under the direction of Patrick Miller, Somerville Forrester and James Wedderburn attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Purchas Lumley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 130-131
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1804
[Name] Spring Garden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, heifers Account given in the names of Somerville Forrester, James Wedderburn and James Colquhoun, grant attornies to John Wedderburn, Esq. Account filed by Purchase Lumley, overseer to said estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 209
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1807
[Name] Spring Garden
[Crop] sugar, rum , cattle and logwood Under the direction of James Wedderburn, James Colquhun Grant and John Blyth as attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account presented by Purchas Lumley as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 172-173
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 467(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 211 Registered to John Wedderburn. Number of stock unclear.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 439(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 318 Registered to John Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 437(Tot) 246(F) 191(M)
[Name] Spring Garden Sugar Estate In the possession of James Colquhoun Grant and John Blyth as attorneys to John Wedderburn Esquire the owner.
T71/178 359-364
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 418(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 310 Registered to John Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 412(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 311 Registered to John Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 415(Tot) 223(F) 192(M)
[Name] Spring Garden Estate In the possession of James Colquhoun Grant and John Blythe as attorneys for John Wedderburn Esquire owner.
T71/179 Book 12 1
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 409(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 303 Registered to John Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 402(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 262 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 397(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden Estate In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Wedderburne Esquire as owner.
T71/180 Book 10 23-24
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 392(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 257 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Name] Spring Garden
[Stock] 39 Registered to James Wedderburn. Number of enslaved people given as "free 18 9", presumably a transcription error.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 383(Tot) 209(F) 174(M)
[Name] Spring Garden Sugar Estate In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Wedderburn Esquire.
T71/181 398-399
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 374(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 49 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 371(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 54 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 363(Tot) 203(F) 160(M)
[Name] Spring Garden Estate In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Wedderburn Esquire, owner.
T71/187 [unpaginated]
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 360(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 51 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 44 Registered to James Wedderburn. Number of stock unclear.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 346(Tot)
[Name] Spring Garden [Stock] 41 Registered to James Wedderburn.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 344(Tot) 196(F) 148(M)
[Name] Spring Garden Estate In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Andrew Colville and Alexander Seton executors and trustees of Jno. Wedderburn deceased.
T71/188 315
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Spring Garden Estate [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/3106 [accessed 18th April 2024].
