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Presented to the British Museum by John Malcolm a few days before his death in 1893.
Stephen Coppel, ‘Malcolm, John, of Poltalloch (1805–1893)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/62981, accessed 15 Jan 2015]
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
British Library
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Current Owner
British Library (???? - 1893)
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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.
