Scope and Contents Letters, 1818-1826, of Peter Brown to his mother, his cousin and his mother’s husband Thomas Lawrie concerning his education in Glasgow and his life in St Vincent (folios 1-28).Letters, 1826-1832, of Robert Brown to his mother concerning his education, his life in St Vincent and the death of Peter Brown (folios 29-35).Letter, 1840, of Archibald Lamont to Lilly Lowrie [Lawrie] concerning a loan (folios 36-37).Letters, 1842-1845 of William Lawrie to Duncan...

Content Description Details concerning Mair’s travels from London to the West Indies via Madeira, during which he visited Barbados, Tobago, Grenada, the Grenadines, St Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dominica, and his purchase of an estate and enslaved people in Dominica (folios 1-15). Particulars concerning Mair’s return journey from Dominica to London, the impact of Britain’s conflict with France and America on British colonies in the Caribbean and details of Mair’s plantation...