1835 - ????
Religious (Anglican) institution to address sailors on board, founded by Rev. John Ashley, the son of John Ashley of Ashley Hall, in 1835. The predecessor of the Mission to Seafarers.
Anglican institution, designed to serve crews on board ship, founded in 1835 by the Rev. John Ashley, son of John Ashley of Ashley Hall. Predecessor to the Mission to Seafarers. R.W. H. Miller, Dr Ashley's Pleasure Yacht: John Ashley, the Bristol Channel Mission and all that Followed (James Clarke & Co. Ltd - the Lutterworth Press, 2017).
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.
