London - 1761 - ????
Established in London in 1739 by the philanthropist Thomas Coram to care for babies at risk of abandonment.
William Williams left his two estates in St Ann together with the enslaved people on them, and further property in St James, in trust to be sold for the benefit of the Foundling Hospital. His disinherited son Gershom Williams appears to have reached an agreement to pay £4500 to the Foundling Hospital in exchange for its claims on the estates and enslaved people in Jamaica.
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
