London - 16th Nov 1815 - 16th Mar 1858
Founded in 1800 as The Royal College of Surgeons in London, later of England. Its antecdents go back to the Fellowship of Surgeons, which was already over a century old when it was awarded a 'cognizance' (similar to a coat of arms) in 1492.
Travers admitted 1806; subsequently held a number of important posts in the Society:
1830: Member of the council in 1830
1833: Member of the veterinary examining committee
1838: Hunterian orator
1841-1858: examiner in surgery
1855: Chairman of the board of midwifery examiners
Vice-president: 1845, 1846, 1854, and 1855
President: 1847 and 1856
Source: Oxford DNB
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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.
