West India merchant? (Colonial - Caribbean)
No notes
James Hammond identified his partners as John Banister and William Manning in his will of 1771. Banister & Hammond appear in correspondence with Samuel Martin in 1767.
BL, Add. Mss 41350, Samuel Martin to [Banister & Hammond], 30 Jun. 1767, in Spike Sweeting, 'Capitalism, the State and Things: the Port of London, circa 1730-1800', unpublished PhD thesis University of Warwick 2014.
1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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.
