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Slavery.

 Subject
Subject Source: Ukat

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of the inventory of James Innes, with a list of enslaved people., 1798.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 56-57
Scope and Contents

Concerning the property of the late James Innes.

Dates: 1798.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Correspondence of the Warden family, 1819-1857.

 File
Identifier: MS.50259
Scope and Contents Letters, 1819-1835, of, to and concerning Alexander Warden and various members of the Warden family in relation to his life in Trinidad, his role as a surgeon in the militia, his views on slavery, the emancipation of enslaved people and resistance to slavery, and advice to his brother in Turriff (folios 1-44).Letters, 1836-1842, of MB Warden to various members of the Warden family, and of John Watson to MB Warden, concerning Alexander Warden’s death, plans to send her children to...
Dates: 1819-1857.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of papers of the Warden family.

Holograph copy letter of Alexander Cochrane-Johnstone to Sir George Canning., 1826.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 83-87
Scope and Contents

Concerning expenses incurred by Cochrane-Johnstone during his tenure as Governor of Dominica to provide asylum for French residents of Guadeloupe during a rebellion of enslaved people

Dates: 1826.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters of Jane Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, and Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone.

Holograph copy letter of Alexander Cochrane-Johnstone to Sir George Canning., 1826

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 88-91
Scope and Contents

Concerning expenses incurred by Cochrane-Johnstone as governor of Dominica to provide asylum for French residents of Guadeloupe.

Dates: 1826
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters of Jane Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, and Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone.

Lease of part of the Higher Plantation in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow., 1774.

 File
Identifier: MS.50269
Scope and Contents

Lease, 1774, of John Young and John Macrae concerning the conveyance of part of higher Plantation, Tobago, in favour of William Marshall (folio 1).

Dates: 1774.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Lease and release of part of the Higher Plantation, Tobago (including named enslaved people) in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow.

Letter, 1834, of Eleanor Affleck to Sarah Affleck., 1834.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 6-9
Scope and Contents

Letter, 1834, with transcript, of Eleanor Affleck, Jamaica, to her daughter, Sarah, in Edinburgh concerning the hire price of enslaved people, their impending emancipation and government compensation.

Dates: 1834.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Letter of Archibald Anderson and Charles Bryan to Thomas Bolt and Robert Scollay., 1799.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 12-13
Scope and Contents

Concerning the management of James Innes’ land, debts owed by Innes and the use of enslaved labour.

Dates: 1799.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson and Charles Bryan to Thomas Bolt and Robert Scollay., bulk: 1800.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 16-17
Scope and Contents

Concerning the aborted sale of James Innes’ Jamaican estate and an outbreak of yaws amongst enslaved people.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson and Charles Bryan to Thomas Bolt and Robert Scollay., 1800.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 16-17
Scope and Contents

Concerning the aborted sale of James Innes’ Jamaican estate and an outbreak of yaws amongst enslaved people.

Dates: 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson to Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt., 1800.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 14-15
Scope and Contents

Concerning attempts to sell James Innes’ estate and the possible manumission of his son James.

Dates: 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson to Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt., 1800.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 18-19
Scope and Contents

Concerning the value of land and enslaved people in Jamaica.

Dates: 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson to Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt., 1801

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 20-21
Scope and Contents

Concerning the proposed sale of 30 enslaved people at public auction.

Dates: 1801
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson to Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt., 1803.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 22-23
Scope and Contents

Concerning payment for the sale of enslaved people and James Innes’ passage from Jamaica to Scotland.

Dates: 1803.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of Archibald Anderson to Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt., 1803

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 24-25
Scope and Contents

Concerning James Innes’ passage to Scotland.

Dates: 1803
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of James Innes to Robert Scollay., 1793.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 42-43
Scope and Contents

Concerning the death of his mother, his purchase of enslaved people and the rebellion in St Domingo.

Dates: 1793.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Letter of John Clark to his mother., 1780.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 79a-80a
Scope and Contents

Letter concerning Clark’s employment as a plantation overseer and his ownership of enslaved people.

Dates: 1780.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.

List of manuscripts of Scottish interest contained in the National Library of Jamaica with a list of Scottish place names in Jamaica., 1970s.

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Identifier: MS.50274
Scope and Contents

List of manuscripts of Scottish interest in the National Library of Jamaica (folio1).

List of Scottish place names in Jamaica (folio 38).

Dates: 1970s.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Photocopies of correspondence of Scottish settlers and traders in Jamaica., 1699-1846.

 File
Identifier: MS.50276
Scope and Contents Letter, 1813, of Rear Admiral W Brown to Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville, concerning naval protection for the West India trade (folio 1).Letter, 1795, of Bryan Edwards to Henry Dundas concerning the Haitian Revolution and a possible British invasion of St Domingo (folio 8).Letter, 1762, of Alan Cameron to an unnamed correspondent concerning a possible meeting in Port au Prince (folio 9).Letter, 1735, of Henry Cunningham to Spencer Compton, Viscount...
Dates: 1699-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Photocopies of the correspondence of Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres., 1795-1796.

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Identifier: MS.50273
Scope and Contents

Letters, 1795-1796, of the Earl of Balcarres to Henry Dundas, the Duke of Portland and unnamed correspondents concerning possible French influence in Jamaica, the salary of the Governor of Jamaica and the Second Maroon War (folios 1-22).

Dates: 1795-1796.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Photocopies of the correspondence of the Fyffe family., 1750-1821.

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Identifier: MS.50275
Scope and Contents Letters, 1807-18, of Anne Fyffe to James Fyffe concerning the sale of Drumgeith estate near Dundee, the management of Forest estate in Jamaica, the sale of enslaved people and family news (folio 1).Letter, 1802, of Charles Fyffe to James Fyffe concerning Charles Fyffe’s imminent departure from Scotland (folio 95).Letters, 1750-1778, of David Fyffe to his cousin Elizabeth Fyffe and unnamed cousins concerning his purchase of a sugar plantation, a murder perpetrated by...
Dates: 1750-1821.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Power of Attorney on behalf of Gavin and Eliza Cordiner for compensation for formerly enslaved people, 1836.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 118-119
Scope and Contents

Power of attorney of Gavin and Eliza Cordiner (misspelled Cordner) concerning a compensation claim for formerly enslaved people.

Dates: 1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Release of part of the Higher Plantation in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow., 1774.

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Identifier: MS.50270.
Scope and Contents

Release, 1774, of John Young and John Macrae concenring the conveyance of part of Higher Plantation, Tobago, including named enslaved people, in favour of William Marshall (folios 1-4).

Dates: 1774.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Lease and release of part of the Higher Plantation, Tobago (including named enslaved people) in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow.

Two lists of formerly enslaved people on the East Prospect Estate, Jamaica., 1841.

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Identifier: MS.50277 folios 160-161
Scope and Contents

List of formerly enslaved people on East Prospect estate, Jamaica.

Dates: 1841.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.

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