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Correspondence with agents and others, 1790-1854

Collection: Slavery in Jamaica, Records from a Family of Slave Owners, 1686-1860    Volumes    Correspondence with agents and others, 1790-1854
The earliest surviving correspondence relating to the estate is contained in a letter book 1790-1811, which contains copies of Munbee Goulburn's correspondence with his attorney, 1790-1791, and his son Henry's responses to similar correspondence, 1804-1811. Correspondence bundles, containing letters from attorneys, overseers and other interested parties in Jamaica, and copy responses from the recipients, survive from 1793, and in good series from 1797. In the whole period 1797-1854, correspondence lacks only in the years 1818-1825. The original bundles (apparently, from surviving labels, created by Henry Goulburn) have been retained, and the contents arranged in order of recipient's use (i.e. for in-letters, by date of receipt, not of dispatch, an important factor in understanding the recipient's views and responses when mails were disrupted as they were, especially, in the early period by French attacks on British shipping). It should be noted that accounts, supplies lists and expenditure abstracts were generally separated by Goulburn from their covering letter, and filed in distinct bundles (whether upon receipt or later is unclear). Some however remained with the correspondence and have been left where they are found. As security, letters from Jamaica were frequently copied before being entrusted to the mail, and the copy sent with the subsequent letter endorsed on it. The brief list of letters gives date of original, and only mentions date of copy where this seems helpful.
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Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1854)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; abstract of wages paid at Amity Hall for week-ending 27 Jan 1854,...

Date:1854-1854
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-41

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1853)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses, including statement of expenditure and credits of Amity Hall Estate for 1852 (-/9). Item ref. 304/J/1/40.

Date:1853-1853
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-40

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1852)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; copy of memorial to Governor from meeting of 10 of chief planters...

Date:1852-1852
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-39

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1851)

Letters mainly from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; Amity Hall brick kiln account (-/6); 'an account of all the...

Date:1851-1851
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-38

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1850)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: abstracts of expenditure; letter to MacKinnon from George Ashby (overseer) re death of mules, 22 Jan...

Date:1850-1850
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-37

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Dec 1849)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; report of George Ashby (overseer), 1 Jan 1848 (-/3); statement of increase...

Date:1849-1849
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-36

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Feb-Dec 1848)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; report from George Ashby on worm in still, 24 Apr 1848, and...

Date:1848-1848
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-35

Letters from Louis MacKinnon (Jan-Nov 1847)

Letters from Louis MacKinnon to Henry Goulburn, with enclosures and copy responses. Enclosures include: monthly abstracts of expenditure; overseer Mr. Maclean's report on machinery, 4 Mar 1847 (-/9); list of...

Date:1847-1847
Contributor:Surrey History Centre
Identifier:J-1-34
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