People & Investments (1) |
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Senior partner
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Of Great St Helens. London in 1857. |
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A letter from John Imray to Sir William Jackson Hooker (in the archives of Royal Botanical Gardens Kew) from Dominica 27/07/1857 shows Messrs James Matthews & Co. at 35 Great St Helens. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kmdc1345 |
1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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.
