Jamaica Trelawney 550 (Dundee Castle)

Parliamentary Papers p. 78.

T71/874: claim from William Stothert, in the Parish of Trelawney, as owner-in-fee.

T71/1608: letter, dated 04/08/1835, from Wm. Stothert, Cragen, Dumfries, Scotland, stating: 'As proprietor of the Estate of Dundee in Jamaica may I beg to be informed at your convenience when I may be likely to receive my share of the compensation money, and hoping as I do to apply for it personally, what credentials I must produce to prove my identity'.

J.R. Ward, 'The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834', Economic History Review, 31 (2) (May, 1978) p. 212: shows Dundee estate with 219 enslaved persons, making £628, 1803-14, with a profit of 1.9 %. Sourced to Scottish R.O., Thomson, Dickson & Shaw papers, GD 241/172.