Jamaica--History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Irving Jamaican Plantation Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0839
Abstract

This collection contains an extensive legal document dated August 1, 1837 transferring ownership rights for a 1/3 share of three plantations in Jamaica belonging to James Irving. Also included is a manuscript noting the names, ages, occupations, and conditions for 91 enslaved men and women working on the plantations.

Dates: 1837 August 1
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / James Irving Jamaican Plantation Manuscript

 

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