Jamaican estate letter book of Hugh Fraser Leslie of Leith Hall plantation.
Scope and Contents
Copy letters, 1847-1848, of Hugh Fraser Leslie to John Hall, Messrs J Hall and Co, Adam Newall, James Sommerville and two unnamed correspondents concerning the management of Leith Hall estate, its possible sale, shipments of sugar and coffee, and economic problems in Jamaica (folios 1-11v).
Copy letters, 1846, of Hugh Fraser Leslie to Messrs J Hall and Co and James Heighington concerning receipt of a power of attorney for Leith Hall estate (folio 48).
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1848.
Creator
- Leslie, Hugh Fraser (planter, Jamaica) (Person)
- Hall, John (merchant, Liverpool) (Person)
- Heighington, James (estate manager, Jamica) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
48 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arrangement: Copy letters bound chronologically from 1847 to 1848. Folios 12-47 are blank. There are two copy letters from 1846 on folio 48-48v.
Custodial History
Formerly Acc.10241.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1990, by Travis and Emery, London.
Subject
- Leslie, Hugh Fraser (planter, Jamaica) (Person)
- Hall, John (merchant, Liverpool) (Person)
- Heighington, James (estate manager, Jamica) (Person)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MS.50272
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard For Archival Description General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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