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A 'planter' on Tobago c. 1781 who has an entry in the ODNB as 'military engineer and artist.' While in Tobago he had a natural son called Charly Stewart. To date his slave-ownership in Tobago has not been traced by LBS, although he reportedly had 'land and slaves' there.
Brown, Iain Gordon. 2006 "Brown, John (bap. 1756?, d. 1816), military engineer and artist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 30 Sep. 2018. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-70346.
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Oxford DNB Entry
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Brown of Tobago', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661003 [accessed 19th May 2024].
