Group of documents relating to the Royal Navy of the early 19th century and the Transatlantic Slave Trade: HMS AMELIA Pay List, 1805; Slave lists for St Vincent, 1823 and Jamaica, 1834; Slave Returns, Barabdos, 1834
Group comprises:
Two pay lists (2 slim volumes, folded in half) for HMS AMELIA under Commodore Sir Samuel Hood for the capture of the Spanish ships CONCEPTION (December 1804) and COMMERCIO (January 1805), plus a 20th-century envelope with typed description.
A “Duplicate Conveyance and Assignment of Estates Slaves and Chattels in the Island of Jamaica”. 6 pages of lists of enslaved Africans, 9 pages concerning the estate, all on parchment, sewn together with green ribbon, sealed with red wax. Dated 1834. Paper document (4 sheets) attached with red ribbon.
A "Duplicate Conveyance of Baker's Estate in St Vincent with the slaves and stock thereon" 9 parchment sheets. Dated 1823. Sewn together with green ribbon, sealed with red wax.
8 slave returns for Barbados, all for the 1st August, 1834 (+2 blank forms, so 10 printed pages in all), for various estates and owners. Lists the values of different classes of slave, quantity of each, and gives a total value for each estate.
Two pay lists (2 slim volumes, folded in half) for HMS AMELIA under Commodore Sir Samuel Hood for the capture of the Spanish ships CONCEPTION (December 1804) and COMMERCIO (January 1805), plus a 20th-century envelope with typed description.
A “Duplicate Conveyance and Assignment of Estates Slaves and Chattels in the Island of Jamaica”. 6 pages of lists of enslaved Africans, 9 pages concerning the estate, all on parchment, sewn together with green ribbon, sealed with red wax. Dated 1834. Paper document (4 sheets) attached with red ribbon.
A "Duplicate Conveyance of Baker's Estate in St Vincent with the slaves and stock thereon" 9 parchment sheets. Dated 1823. Sewn together with green ribbon, sealed with red wax.
8 slave returns for Barbados, all for the 1st August, 1834 (+2 blank forms, so 10 printed pages in all), for various estates and owners. Lists the values of different classes of slave, quantity of each, and gives a total value for each estate.