Records from the Slavery Business, 1692-1849
Records from the Slavery Business, 1692-1849
Collection: Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675–1865 Volumes Records from the Slavery Business, 1692-1849
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Plantation accounts, 1752-1827
Assorted plantation accounts and lists of possessions including slaves alongside other 'stock'. Also contains correspondence from the Dickinsons' agent John White. Most items focus on the years 1760-1803.
Date:1752-1827Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-01
Dickinson Account books and Ledgers, 1732-1805
These account books and ledgers, whilst focussed upon the Jamaican estate, also feature records from those businesses that arose from the plantation business, alongside some records of personal expenses.
Date:1732-1805Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-02
Dickinson Letters and Journals, 1756-1783
Commencing with a small number of letters, this document then contains the journals of Caleb Dickinson between 1756 and 1783.
Date:1756-1783Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-03
General Estate Management, 1818-1830
These papers include correspondence from Jamaica, London, Bristol and Glasgow; plantation accounts; lists of slaves and livestock; sales of sugar and rum; invoices of goods shipped out and accounts with...
Date:1818-1830Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-04
Deeds and Settlements, 1764-1849
The Dickinson family settlements, with associated items relating to the Barton and Pepper plantations in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Copy wills of Ezekiel and Barnard Dickinson, both of Bowden in Laycock,...
Date:1764-1849Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-05
Misc papers, 1692-1837
Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-06
Log and journal of the Bristol ship, Black Prince, 1762-1764
A journal of a voyage in the slave ship, Black Prince, from Bristol to the Gold Coast of Africa, commencing from April the 24th 1762. Aside from the detailed descriptions...
Date:1762-1764Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-07
Records of the Jamaican Prospect Estate: plantation ledgers, 1785-1817
This assortment of papers contains daily figures regarding the number of slaves working on the Estate, including accounts detailing the number of slaves and disposal of crop items, mules and...
Date:1785-1817Contributor:Bodleian Library, British Library, and others
Identifier:73198D-08
