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Title: 20 April 1809. Ms. Translation of 20 April 1809 letter to Ernouf,...
Date: 1809-04-20
Series Heading: M456. Maitland, Frederick, 1763-1848.
Geography: Grenada, Saintes Islands (Guadeloupe)
Subject: Maitland, Frederick Lewis, 1777-1839 -- Correspondence, Ernouf, Manual Louis Jean Augustin, 1753-1827 -- Correspondence, Diplomatic documents -- Translations into French, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m456b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: 24 April 1790. ALS to "E. Stewart Esqre Aldermanburg" (integral...
Date: 1790-04-24
Series Heading: M336. Lushington, William, fl. 1790-1803.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Attorney and client -- Grenada -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Employment references -- Grenada -- History -- 18th century, Contracts for deeds -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Dear Sir I beg the Favor of you to send me two respectable Names in the Island of Grenada to be inserted as Atties for registering Mr Campbell's Deeds... W. Lushington", Original digital object name: bei-m336, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: 25 Slaves Copies 27 Apl. 1792 same date 12th and 13th May 1794 same dates 14th May 1794 15th D°. 8th Augt 1800 12th. June 1801 13th Novr. 1807 The followg do not relate to the title and are therefore not abstracted 30th June 1808 a Sale to Mr Cruikshank and his Will= (docket title).
Date: 1792-04-27
Series Heading: M350. Cruikshank, John, fl. 1808.
Geography: Carriacou Island (Grenada), Grenada, Mustique (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent
Subject: Mustique (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Slavery -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Mustique -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, Wills -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Early works to 1800, Deeds, Decedent's estates -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Remainders (Estates) -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Mustique -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, Legal instruments, Slaves -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Mustique -- History -- 19th century, Slave records, Slaves -- Emancipation, Langley Park Plantation (Mustique), Freedmen -- Dwellings -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Mustique
Notes: Copies of legal search documents and the will of John Cruikshank, relating in particular to a plantation on the island of Mustique, probably instigated after John Cruikshank's death.Boundaries include the Rutland Estate of Brook Rynd and the Adelphi Estate of Trimmingham and Thomas Wynne.Ninian Home sells John Campbell a cotton plantation on Mustique; deed of purchase by William Lushington (p. 65); Lushington's sale of plantation on Mustique to John Cruikshank (p. 68); Cruikshank's will (p. 72)."A... 11th. June 1792. This Indenture [of 27 April 1792]... Between Alexander Campbell... and Ninian Home... Whereas... Ninian Home now holds... a certain plantation situate in the Island of Mustique and Government of St. Vincents... as Tenant to the said Alexander Campbell...""This Indenture... [of 13 May 1794] Between Alexander Campbell of Grenada... and John Campbell of the Island of Mustique... Whereas the said Alexander Campbell is seized... of two certain Islands or Tracts of Land called the Greater and Lesser Mustique... making a part of the Government of Saint Vincent..." (p. 8)."This Indenture... [of 12 May 1794] Between Ninian Home Esquire Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies... and John Campbell of the Island of Mustique..." (p. 18).Cruikshank's will does "manumit and make free an infant Mestiff Slave the sone of Betsey Jameson and it is my Will that the said Betsey Jameson shall be allowed by my executors to have her own Time during her life with permission to reside upon my plantation or Estate called Langley Park."Slave names on pp. 3, 4, 7, 8, 15-17, 19, 25, 38-40, 52-54, 60-62, 67, 70, 71., Original digital object name: bei-m350, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: 9 Jan. 1765-20 June 1771. . . [book of patents for Grenada]
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1765-01-09
Series Heading: M167. Grenada. Patent Office.
Geography: Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent
Subject: Patent licenses -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Patent assignments -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: [book of patents for Grenada]Begins: "Grenada. Patent appointing Jas. Brebner Esqr. Chief Justice of the Southern Charibbe Islands -- 9 January 1765" (p. 1).Over 40 legal patents of the reign of George III; includes patents for St. Vincent and Dominica; the majority were signed by Robert Melvill, Governor (1763-1770) of the Ceded Islands. The last patent is dated 20 June 1771.Bookplate of George Earl of Macartney superimposed over an earlier one.Phillipps MS. 13409 and 13383*., Original digital object name: bei-m167, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: A second copy, same text; affidavits; marked "A" at top of first...
Series Heading: M522. Timson, William, the younger, fl. 1823, and others.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Affidavits, Leases -- West Indies, Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, West Indies -- History, Facsimile
Notes: -----. a second copy, same text; 8 p. affidavits; marked "A" at top of first sheet., Original digital object name: bei-m522b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: ALS to "Reginald Cust Esq.," signed "Arch: F Pauli"
Series Heading: M599. Pauli, Archibald Frederick, fl. 1868.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Estates -- Grenada -- Maps, Biogeography -- Grenada -- Maps, Landowners -- Grenada -- Maps, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m599b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Accounts of Revolution Hall Estate for the Year 1821. (ms. t.-p)...
Series Heading: M505. France. Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies. Bureau des Finances and Approvisionnemens.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Revolution Hall (Grenada), Account books -- Grenada, Plantations -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Slave records -- Grenada, Slavery -- Grenada -- Sources, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m505a2, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Acte par Lequel les nouveaux Sujets nomment jean alexandre de cazard De roumillac leur Deputé à Londres. (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1767-10-30
Series Heading: M187. Grenada. French inhabitants.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Representative government and representation -- Granada -- Early works to 1800, Statutes -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: Signed by approximately 256 former French inhabitants of Grenada, which was taken in 1762 by the British and formally ceded in 1763.Cazaud de Roumillac's part in the struggles of the French Catholic population of Grenada for political representation is recounted in The Grenada Planter: or, A Full and Impartial Answer to a Letter in the Gazetteer Of October 22, 1768. Relative to the Conduct of his Ex------cy G------r M------le, London, 1768.", Original digital object name: bei-m187, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Alexander Campbell Esqr to Messrs Nesbitt and Stewart } Release of St John's Plantation etc. in Grenada -- with Covenant to make Consignments for securing Debts etc... (docket title)
Date: 1789-12-22
Series Heading: M333. Campbell, Alexander, d. 1795.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: St. John's Plantation (Grenada), Sugar Plantations -- Grenada, Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Grenada -- History -- Sources, Acquisition of property -- Grenada -- History -- Sources, Slave records -- Grenada, Slave owners -- Grenada, Covenants (Law) -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Sold by Lewis Peacock, Stationer, Chancery Lane. where Writings are fairly Ingrossed and Copied." engr. in initial.Alexander Campbell sold the sugar plantation called Saint John in Grenada to John Nesbitt and Edward Stewart, London merchants.Signed "Alexr. Campbell" "John Nesbitt" "Edwd Stewart"Schedule of about 180 slave names on 6th sheet., Original digital object name: bei-m333, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Alexander Lamb Joseph Marryat The Honble Andrew Houstoun Robert Houstoun Hugh Duncan Baillie James Evan Baillie Geo Henry Ames Wm Vizard, Assignment of Judgment and Terms affecting several plantations in the Island of Grenada In Trust to [?] the inheritance. (docket title)
Date: 1823-06-20
Series Heading: M524. Marryat, Joseph, fl. 1823.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Conveyancing -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Rose Hill Plantation (Grenada), Tivoli Plantation (Grenada), Saint John Plantation (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada, Leases -- Grenada, Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Grenada, Deeds -- Grenada, Real property -- Grenada, Plantations -- Grenada -- Records and correspondence, History -- 19th century, Slave records -- Grenada, Slaves -- valuation, Human skin color, West Indies -- History
Notes: Lamb, Alexander, fl. 1823, and others.Alexander Lamb (London gentleman); Joseph Marryat (London); Hon. Andrew Houstoun (Grenada), Robert Houstoun (Middlesex); Hugh Duncan Baillie, James Evan Baillie, and George Henry Ames (Bristol merchants and copartners); and William Vizard (Middlesex, gentleman); signed "Alexr. Lamb" "Josh Marryat" "Andrew Houstoun by his attorney R Houstoun" "R Houstoun"Schedule of slaves, last two sheets, with 194 names, as of 31 Dec. 1821; for Tivoli, Saint John, and Rose Hill estates in Grenada., Original digital object name: bei-m524b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Amesbury, Massachusetts, and St. Vincent, 29 June 1773-Jan. 1812...
Place of Origin: Amesbury (England); Massachusetts; St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Date: 1773-06-29
Series Heading: M221. Martin, John, fl. 1773-1812.
Geography: Grenada, Saint Vincent, Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands), Saint Vincent, Union Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Subject: Amesbury (England), Account books, Shipping -- Accounting, Cargo, Merchants, Distributors (Commerce) -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century, Letters -- Facsimiles, Wills -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Facsimilies -- History -- 19th century, Freemasonry -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- History -- 19th century, Plantation owners -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Notes: John Martin, a ship's chandler in Amesbury, Massachusetts, included among his accounts David Lowell; Isaac, Sarah, and Jonathan Martin; Capt. William Bagley, Nathan Long, Isaac Osgood, Joseph Dodge, John White, and Nathan Blodgett; Enoch Bartlett, Daniel Dinnerson Rogers and James Dunkin of Haverhill; John Pinkinton, James McGregor of Derry; and Samuel Phillips of Andover.The ledger also includes seven notarized copies (on 9 leaves) of letters from Thomas Traill of St. James Estate, Grenada, executor of Jonathan Martin, who owned the island of Petit St. Vincent, along with a copy of Martin's will. Two pages at end illustrate Masonic rites. The last entry is dated 27 May 1811."1812 the Heirs to the Estate of My Hond Father Jonathan Martin of Little St Vincent..." and "A Copy of the Copy of The last Will and Testament of Jonathan Martin late of Petit St. Vincent, in the West Indies... I Jonathan Martin of the Union Island Planter...", Original digital object name: bei-m221, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: An Exact List of the Negroes and Stock on Montrose Estate -- 31st December 1784. (caption title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1784-12-31
Series Heading: M302. Graeme, David, fl. 1767-1798.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Account books -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Montrose Plantation (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada -- Inventories, Slave records -- Grenada, Slaves -- Valuation -- Grenada, Rum -- Accounting, Sugar -- Accounting, Plantations -- Accounting, West Indies -- History
Notes: An Exact List of the Negroes and Stock on Montrose Estate -- 31st December 1784. (caption title)Includes the accounts for rum, sugar, and various plantations.General David Graeme, Braco Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, owned Montrose at this time., Original digital object name: bei-m302a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Andrew Irwin Esquire to John Anthony Rucker and Robert Harvey Esqrs. } Lease for a Year... (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1772-07-24
Series Heading: M213. Irwin, Andrew, fl. 1772.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Contracts for deeds -- Grenada -- Early works for 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: Andrew Irwin of Grenada sold John Anthony Rucker and Robert Harvey of London a "Certain Lot of Land... on the North Side of the River of Saint Patrick on... Lejeune's or Irwin's Bay..." for a peppercorn rent; signed "Andw: Irwin.", Original digital object name: bei-m213, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Anglia. Mather Byles Esquire Acting Resident Commissary in Grenada from the 25° December 1795 to the 23d February 1798. (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1823-05
Series Heading: M523. Great Britain. Colonies. Roll of foreign accounts.
Geography: Great Britain, Grenada
Subject: Armies -- Commissariat, Accounts receivable -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830, West Indies -- History
Notes: "In the Roll of Foreign Accounts of the 1vo Year of King George the Fourth. Anglia. Mather Byles Esquire as Acting Resident Commissary at Grenada... Accounting for the money by him received and of the Expenditure thereof... Rendereth an account [of monies] received by this accountant from Commissary General Valentine Jones at sundry times... which By a Treasury Warrant dated 31o May 1823... Authorising... the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts to discharge... from any further payment... the said Sum... having... been paid... by Mrrs Maria Byles Widow and Executrix of the Accountant... the Accountant is thereby Even. And he is Quit." "30 July 1823 Examined Chad H Ware dep Clk of the Pipe", Original digital object name: bei-m523, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Another Copy, the same.
Series Heading: M211. Douglas, Alexander, fl. 1772-1775.
Geography: Grenada, Saint Kitts, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Subject: Deeds -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago -- Early works to 1800, Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago, Real Property, West Indies -- History, Plantations -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago -- Early works to 1800, Calderham Plantation (Tobago), Slave records -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago, Slave owners -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago
Notes: -----. Another copy, the same., Original digital object name: bei-m211b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Another copy, on two sheets of vellum, same size.
Series Heading: M338. Nesbitt, John, 1745?-1817.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: St. John's Plantation (Grenada), Sugar Plantations -- Grenada, Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Grenada -- History -- Sources, Manuscripts -- Facsimiles
Notes: -------. Another copy, on two sheets of vellum, same size., Original digital object name: bei-m338b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Another copy, the same; affidavits: also signed "Elizabeth...
Series Heading: M496. McKinnon, Elizabeth, fl. 1818.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Bankruptcy -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Tivoli Plantation (Grenada), Saint John Plantation (Grenada), Rose Hill Plantation (Grenada), Facsimiles
Notes: -----. Another copy, the same; 3 p. affidavits; also signed "Elizabeth McKinnon.", Original digital object name: bei-m496b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Another copy.
Series Heading: M211. Douglas, Alexander, fl. 1772-1775.
Geography: Grenada, Saint Kitts, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Subject: Mortgages -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago -- Early works to 1800, Slaves -- Valuation -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago, Plantation owners -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tobago, West Indies -- History
Notes: -----. Another copy., Original digital object name: bei-m211d, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Appraizement Mount Nesbitt 13th Iuly 1772 (docket title).
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1772-07-13
Series Heading: M212. Taylor, James, fl. 1772?
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Plantations -- Valuation -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Mount Nesbitt (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada -- Inventories, Buildings, Slaves, Live stock, Slaves -- Valuation, West Indies -- History
Notes: "A Valuation of the Estate Call'd Mount Nesbitt, in Grenada, with all the Buildings, Slaves, and Stock thereunto Belonging... We the Subscribers, under Writtin at the request of Hugh Hall Wentworth Esqr. have inspected..." signed "James Taylor Sam Cary Samuel Sandbatch A true Coppy", Original digital object name: bei-m212, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Archibald Fredk. Paull Esqre. to Miss Augusta M. Law } Conveyance of the Pearls and Boulogne Estates in the Parish of St. Andrew in the Island of Grenada. (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1868-06-11
Series Heading: M599. Pauli, Archibald Frederick, fl. 1868.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Conveyancing -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Pearlsl Plantation (Grenada), Boulogne Plantation (Grenada), Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Grenada, Deeds -- Grenada, Grenada -- Maps, West Indies -- History
Notes: Pauli, a London merchant, conveys Pearls, Boulogne, and "that piece of Mountain land" in Grenada to Augusta Mary Law (Middlesex, spinster); ink and watercolor map (29 x 35 cm.) incorporated into document; signed "Arch: F. Pauli" "A M Law.", Original digital object name: bei-m599a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Articles of Agreement and Authority relating to the Purchase of Lands and Plantations in the Island of Grenada between John Anthony Rucker Esqr. and John Harvey Esqr. } (docket title)
Author: Rucker, John Anthony, d. 1804, Harvey, John, 1721-1771
All Contributors: Rucker, John Anthony, d. 1804 (Author), Harvey, John, 1721-1771 (Author)
Date: 1763-09-20
Series Heading: M161. Harvey, John, d. 1770.
Geography: Antigua, Grenada
Subject: Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Plantations -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "...John Harvey [planter of Antigua] intending shortly to embark for... Grenada and to Settle as a Planter... John Anthony Rucker <...inclined to Purchase Lands and Plantations in that Island to the Value of Twenty Thousand Pounds British Money...>" signed "John Antho. Rucker" "John Harvey", Original digital object name: bei-m161, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Bristol, 15 Jan. 1833, from James E. Baillie
Series Heading: M550a. Leeward Islands. Secretary of State.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Revolution Hall (Grenada), Account books -- Grenada, Writ of debt -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m550a-c, This digital resource is provided by Burke Library, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Bristol, 2 Jan. 1833, from A. Jones for Evan baillie Sons and Co.;
Series Heading: M550a. Leeward Islands. Secretary of State.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Revolution Hall (Grenada), Account books -- Grenada, Writ of debt -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m550a-b, This digital resource is provided by Burke Library, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Bristol, 28 Dec. 1832, from G. H. Ames;
Series Heading: M550a. Leeward Islands. Secretary of State.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Plantations -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Revolution Hall plantation (Grenada), West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m550a-a, This digital resource is provided by Burke Library, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Bristol, 28 Dec. 1832, from James E. Baillie
Place of Origin: Bristol (England)
Date: 1832-12-28
Series Heading: M550. Leeward Islands. Secretary of State.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m550a-d, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Calculation of the Annual Espen: on the Estates of Montroses (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1767
Series Heading: M182. Graeme, David, fl. 1767-1798.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Account books -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Accounts current -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m182, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Capture of the Princesse Murat by La Grenade, Martinique, 21 Feb...
Place of Origin: Martinique
Date: 1806-02-21
Series Heading: M439. Martinique. Court of Admiralty.
Geography: Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique
Subject: Maitland, Frederick Lewis, 1777 -- 1839, Governors -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Warships -- France, Warships -- Great Britain, Prizes (Property captured at sea) -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Privateering -- Great Britain, Princesse Murat (Ship), Grenada (Brig), Martinique. Court of Vice Admiralty, Martinique (British occupation, 1794-1802) -- Influence, West Indies -- History
Notes: [Capture of the Princesse Murat by La Grenade ]"A Son Ex. Frederick Maitland major general Gouverneur de la Grenade. General Le 15. de ce mois le brick de S. M. La Grenada, capne Baker, à pris sous le vent de la martinique la Goelette francaise la Princesse Murat, chargée pour mon compte, à bord de laquelle je me suis trouvé, et l'a conduite en port... Tout le monde scait en cette ville, General, que le Brick la Grenada fut éxpédié par vous... en parlementaire pour La guadeloupe, il avait à son bord Mr. Hoyes... il se rendait auprès du general Ernouf... Signé L. Delpech", Original digital object name: bei-m439a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Clarke, Barnabas, fl. 1771. Boston, 25 March 1771. ALS to Joshua...
Place of Origin: Boston (Mass.)
Date: 1771-03-25
Series Heading: M206. Phipps, Thomas, fl. 1771.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Shipment of goods -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- Commerce -- Boston, Boston -- Commerce -- West Indies, Customs administration -- Portsmouth (N.H.) -- Early works to 1800, Coffee industry -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Clarke, Barnabas, fl. 1771."Dr Sir I recd. your favour 23d. Inst. p post-- Note the Contents, I am not a Little Surprized [?] the Officers of the Customs at portsmouth should [?] the Least Objection to deliver up the Coffee...", Original digital object name: bei-m206-b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Comparaison du Commerce de 1743 avec celuy de 1742. Fait aux Isles du Vent de l'Amerique.
Author: Champigny, Jacques-Charles Bochart, marquis de, 1673-1754
All Contributors: Champigny, Jacques-Charles Bochart, marquis de, 1673-1754 (Author), West Indies, French. Governor (1728-1744 : Bochart de Champigny) (Author)
Place of Origin: Saint-Pierre (Martinique)
Date: 1744-05-22
Series Heading: M87. Isles du Vent. Governor, 1728-1744 (Bochart de Champigny)
Geography: Canada, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands (West Indies), Martinique
Subject: West Indies, French -- Colonies -- Commerce -- France, France -- Commerce -- West Indies, Martinique -- Commerce -- Statistics, Guadeloupe -- Commerce -- Statistics, Grenada -- Commerce -- Statistics, Canada -- Commerce -- Statistics, Spain -- Commerce -- Statistics, West Indies -- History
Notes: Comparaison du Commerce de 1743 avec celuy de 1742. Fait aux Isles du Vent de l'Amerique. ... "Fait a la Directoir Général du Domaine des Isles du Vent, a St. Pierre de la Martinique le 22 May 1744. Vu signé Rose et Aveane" Compares the commerce of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Grenada with France, Canada, and the "Coste d'Espagne" in 1742 and 1743., Original digital object name: bei-m087, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Conveyance... of Mortgage... Estates... of Grenada. (docket title)
Date: 1823-06-20
Series Heading: M524. Marryat, Joseph, fl. 1823.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Conveyancing -- Grenada -- History -- 19th century, Rose Hill Plantation (Grenada), Tivoli Plantation (Grenada), Saint John Plantation (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada, Leases -- Grenada, Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Grenada, Deeds -- Grenada, Real property -- Grenada, Plantations -- Grenada -- Records and correspondence, History -- 19th century, Slave records -- Grenada, West Indies -- History
Notes: Joseph and Samuel Marryat (London) sell Tivoli, Saint John, and Rose Hill to Hon. Andrew Houstoun (Grenada), Robert Houstoun (Middlesex, Colonel in the East India Company); and Hugh Duncan Baillie, James Evan Baillie, and George Henry Ames (Bristol merchants and copartners).Schedule of slaves (name, supposed age, color, country, conspicuous marks, remarks) on last two sheets; approx. 184 names.Signed "Jos Marryat" "Saml Marryat" "T Marsham" "Andrew Houstoun by his Attorny R Houstoun", Original digital object name: bei-m524a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Copie Il a été dit par le Lieutenant Baker
Series Heading: M439. Martinique. Court of Admiralty.
Geography: Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique
Subject: Complaint letters -- Martinique, Privateering -- Great Britain, Verbal self-defense -- Great Britain, Facsimiles, West Indies -- History
Notes: with (in the same hand): "Copie Il a été dit par le Lieutenant Baker Comandant le Brik de S.M. La Grenada, que les officiers français de la goelette la Princésse Murat pretendaient quele dit Batiment la Grenada était en parlementaire quand il a engagé et capturé la Princesse Murat. ... Signé F. Maitland Grenada 21. fevrier 1806.", Original digital object name: bei-m439c, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Copy Letter Mr. Hay of Grenada To Messrs Tod and Co. 20th March 1797. (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1797-03-20
Series Heading: M391. Hay, James, fl. 1796.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Grenada, Battle of, 1779, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns, Montrose Plantation (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada, Riots -- Grenada -- Destruction and pillage -- Early works to 1800, Insurgency -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Tax collection -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History -- 1775-1783
Notes: Delays in rebuilding Montrose, island taxes due., Original digital object name: bei-m391, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Copy of Mr. James Hay's Letter to Tod and Co. dated Grenada 17th July 1796-- (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1796-07-17
Series Heading: M379. Hay, James, fl. 1796.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Racially mixed people -- Grenada, Freedmen -- Grenada, Slave insurrections -- Grenada, Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Influence, France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence, Grenada -- Destruction and pillage -- Early works to 1800, Vandalism -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Business enterprises -- Grenada -- Correspondence, West Indies -- History
Notes: Much detail of post-insurrection conditions., Original digital object name: bei-m379a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Edmund Proudfoot and Thomas Proudfoot Esquires to Thomas Smith Esqr. } Mortgage for Securing 9000.°° and Interest. ... (docket title)
Date: 1772-07-30
Series Heading: M214. Proudfoot, Edmund, fl. 1772.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Mortgages -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Plantations -- Grenada, West Indies -- History
Notes: Edmund and Thomas Proudfoot sell Thomas Smith Flavigny, Mount Loria, and Bellair, now generally known by the name of the Pearl Estate. Signed "Edmund Proudfoot" "Thomas Proudfoot" "Thos. Smith."With, tied to the above: Lease of a Year, Proudfoots to Smith, 1 sheet 75 cm. folded and 2p. affidavit; torn with loss of text. Signed "Edmund Proudfoot" "Thomas Proudfoot" with seals., Original digital object name: bei-m214, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Edmund Thornton Esqr. to James Baillie Esqr. } Lease for a Year...
Series Heading: M350a. Cruikshank, John, fl. 1808.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Pointe Saline Plantation (Grenada) -- Early works to 1800, Morne Rouge Plantation (Grenada) -- Early works to 1800, Grand Ance (Cariacou), Merchants -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m350a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Francis Martin's receipt of Mr Warren. Grenada, 17 April 1799...
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1799-04-17
Series Heading: M402. Martin, Francis, fl. 1799.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Receipts (Acknowledgments) -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Francis Martin's receipt of Mr Warren., Original digital object name: bei-m402, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Fraser, A., fl. 1796. Copy of Mr. A. Frasers Letter to Tod and Co. dated Grenada 30th July 1796-- (docket title)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1796-07-30
Series Heading: M379. Hay, James, fl. 1796.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Letters -- Facsimiles, Estates -- Grenada -- Valuation, West Indies -- History
Notes: Fraser, A., fl. 1796.Mostly details of Lord Dundas' Dougaldston Estate., Original digital object name: bei-m379b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Gouvernement des Isles du Vent [ca. 1760?] Ms. Fragment
All Contributors: France. Ministère de la marine et des colonies (Contributor)
Date: 1760
Series Heading: M142.
Geography: Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands (West Indies), Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe), Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands), Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Subject: West Indies, French -- History -- 18th century, West Indies, French -- Description and travel, West Indies -- History, France -- Colonies -- Canada -- Early works to 1800
Notes: "Gouvernement des Isles du Vent"The end of a description of France's Canadian colonies: "Toutes les affaires sont portées directement au Conel. Superieur, à l'exception de celles que le Commissaire ordonnateur decide en qualité de subdelegué de l'Intendant de Canada..."And the beginning of a précis on the French Antilles: "Gouvernement des Isles du Vent" "Il comprend La Martinique, Marie Galande, La Guadeloupe, St. Barthelemy, La Desirade partie de l'Isle St. Martin, La Grenade et Cayenne, outre les Isles de Sts. Lucie et de Tabago dont la propriété nous est actuellement disputée par les angloises. Il y a aussi les Isles de la Dominique et de St. vincent, mais elles appartiennent aux Caraïbes quoiquil y ait des françois établis, sourtout à la Dominique. ..."Population figures "Avant la guerre" and "pendant la guerre" on verso at bottom.Ends: "...Il n'y a point d'Eveque îtabli aux Isles du Vent, et l'Eglise y est desservie par divers ordres Religieux, dont chaque Superieur a les pouvoirs de Vicaire", Original digital object name: bei-m142, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Graeme, David, f. 1767-1798. [Copy] Instructions to Mr. P. Carrick... (docket title)
Date: 1785
Series Heading: M302. Graeme, David, fl. 1767-1798.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Plantations -- Management -- West Indies -- History -- 18th century, Executors and administrators -- Grenada -- 18th century -- History -- Sources, Administration of estates, West Indies -- History
Notes: Graeme, David, fl. 1767-1798.Carrick was overseer/manager in Grenada for General Graeme., Original digital object name: bei-m302b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada November 1799 in Continuation Grenada, 4 Nov 1799...
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1799-11-04
Series Heading: M403. Campbell, Thomas Bucheley, fl. 1799-1801.
Geography: Great Britain, Grenada, Guadeloupe, West Indies
Subject: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Officers -- Aides -- Diaries -- Early works to 1800, Camperdown, Battle of, 1797, Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Admirals -- Biography, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Officers -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Grenada November 1799 in Continuation""Monday 4 Novemr. a Very rainy disagreeable Morning. Capt. Huxley, 2d. W. I. Regt. arrived from Mtinico yesterday and brought an Account of the Dutch Fleet having surrendered to Admiral Duncan, that our Troops had landed and took a fort by Storm and were in possession of the Texel. Mr Hughes arrived in Town last evening 4 at dinner Mr Hughes and the family LMj"The last entry, dated Easter Sunday 5 April 1801, is signed "this day ends my second year in... Grenada. T B Campbell Capt 66 Regt. ..."Campbell served as aide to the commanding general, travelling with him about the island and attending most if not all social functions. His entries are usually brief, beginning with a note about the day's weather followed by his activities. He unfailingly describes where and with whom he dined, and is meticulous in noting the arrival and departure of all ships, including privateers and prizes. Reviewing troops, attendance at courts-martial, escorting visiting dignitaries (and losing to them at cards) were all part of Campbell's duties., Original digital object name: bei-m403, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada, 1765 [Oath of Allegiance]
All Contributors: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Contributor), James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III) (Contributor), Papal States. Sovereign (1758-1769 : Clement XIII) (Contributor)
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1765
Series Heading: M166. Ceded Islands (Grenada).
Geography: Carriacou Island (Grenada), Great Britain, Grenada, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Subject: Oaths -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Allegiance -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: [Oath of Allegiance]Contains text, in French and English, of the Oath of Allegiance to George III and the Hanoverian succession, and of abjuration of the supremacy of the Pope and the claims of James III."Grenada Anno 1765" at top of first page.Begins (p. [1]): "Je, A. B... promesse et Serment, que Je Serai fidel, Loyal et OBeissant a Sa Majesté Le Roi George troisieme... Je, A. B. fais Serment, que... J'abhorre, deteste, et abjure... que des Princes Excommuniez... peuvent etre deposés... Je, A. B... professe... que notre Souverain Seigneur le Roi George troisieme, est legitime et veritable Roi..."The oath, re-copied in French with corrections, is set out in English on pp. [4]-[5].More than 1,200 signatures begin on page [5], divided by parish: St. George/ Basseterre, St. David/ Migrein, St. Andrew/ Marquis, St. Patrick/ Sauteurs, St. Mark/ Grand Pauvre, St. John/ Gouyave. Signatures are dated as late as June 1771. One page, headed "Tobago," has "The mark of Rochelle a Charaib X." The last pages bear signatures of people from Cariacou., Original digital object name: bei-m166, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada, 25 Oct. 1788. Printed form
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1788-10-25
Series Heading: M324. Grenada. Governor, 1784-1785 (Edward Mathew).
Geography: Great Britain, Grenada, Leeward Islands (West Indies)
Subject: Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Pay, allowances, etc., Great Britain -- Officers -- Salaries, etc, Financial statements, Extraordinary items (Accounting) -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800
Notes: "By His Excellency Edward Mathew..." (printed), "You are hereby directed and required out of such Monies as are or shall come to Your hands for the Contingent or Extraordinary Expences... to pay... to the General and Staff Officers... the Sum set opposite their respective Names in the annexed Account... being their Pay..."Signed "Edw. Mathew", countersigned "I. T. Layard", and directed, across the bottom, to "David Fraser Esq. Deputy Pay master to His Majesty's Forces, Leeward Islands.", Original digital object name: bei-m324, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada, 27 April 1807. Ms. Letter to Ernouf, signed
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1807-04-27
Series Heading: M448. Maitland, Frederick, 1763-1848.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Maitland, Frederick Lewis, 1777-1839, Admirals -- West Indies, British -- History -- Correspondence, Negotiation -- France, Prisoners of war -- West Indies -- History -- 19th century, West Indies -- History
Notes: Signed, "Sir I have had the Honor to receive your Excellency's Letter of the 14 April, by M. Chaumont of the Sloop Sans pareil..." signed "Fred Maitland."Explains that, if he had French prisoners, an exchange must have his Admiral's approval., Original digital object name: bei-m448, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada, May 1774. ALS to [Davenport and Wentworth]
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1774-05
Series Heading: M227. Cary, Jonathan, fl. 1773.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Merchants -- Grenada -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Ship captains -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History, Sugar trade -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800, Sugar -- Prices -- Grenada
Notes: "Dear Sir I wrote you Via Newbery and likewise p Capt Holland, have now to Acqt you that I am taken in Sugars..." signed "Jonathan Cary", prices at end., Original digital object name: bei-m227, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Grenada, May 1774. ALS to [Davenport and Wentworth]
Place of Origin: Grenada
Date: 1774-05
Series Heading: M227. Cary, Jonathan, fl. 1773.
Geography: Grenada, West Indies
Subject: Merchants -- Grenada -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Ship captains -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History, Sugar trade -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800, Sugar -- Prices -- Grenada
Notes: "Dear Sir I wrote you Via Newbery and likewise p Capt Holland, have now to Acqt you that I am taken in Sugars..." signed "Jonathan Cary", prices at end., Original digital object name: bei-m227, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: His Majesty To The HoNble Iohn Grahm Esqr.} Grant of Five Hundred Acres of woodLand in Great River Division Tobago (docket title0His Majesty To The HoNble Iohn Grahm Esqr.} Grant of Five...
Series Heading: M189. Laudart, fl. 1767, surveyor.
Geography: Grenada, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Subject: Deeds -- Saint Kitts and Nevis, Real Property -- Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies -- History"
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m189a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Home, Esquire to Douglas, Esqr. } Grant of Annuity. (docket title)
Date: 1770-02-19
Series Heading: M200. Home, Ninian, fl. 1770.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Annuities -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Pension trusts -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Plantation owners -- Grenada, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Sold by Thos. Witherby Stationer, Birchin Lane. Where Deeds and all other Writings are carefully Ingross'd and Copied." "W. Chinnery Scut." engr. in initial.Annuity to issue from Paraclete plantation in Grenada. Schedule of Annuitants (verso of 6th sheet) includes Anthony Colombies for Elizabeth, Ann, and Mary Mourgue; Joseph Lieutand for Marc and Marguerite Lieutand; Daniel Richard for Eleanor Richard; Macorne Rankine for John Rankine; James Coutts for Cochrane Steuart; "Cockrane Steuart for Her Own Life"; Lewis Chauvet for John Lewis Chauvet; and Charles Dalbiac for Louisa Dalbiac and Margaret Johnson.Signed "Ninian Home" "Penelope Home" "Ia: Cockburn" "Henry Douglas" "Anthy Colombies" "Joseph Lieutand" "Daniel Richard" "C Steuart" "Iames Coutts" "Macorne Rankine" "Lewis Chauvet" "Chas Dalbiac", Original digital object name: bei-m200, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Instructions for Mr: Andrew Long--- Appointed Clerk of the Checque...
Date: 1800
Series Heading: M405. Great Britain. Army. Ordnance Dept.
Geography: Great Britain, Grenada
Subject: Great Britain. Army -- Supplies and stores -- Early works to 1800, Executive orders -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: Instructions for Mr: Andrew Long--- Appointed Clerk of the Checque to the Office of His Majesty's Ordnance at the Granadoes ..., Original digital object name: bei-m405, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Inventory and Appraisement of Point Saline and Morne Rouge Estates...
Series Heading: M331. Nisbet, Walter, fl. 1787-88.
Geography: Grenada
Subject: Plantations -- Valuation -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Morne Rouge Plantation (Grenada), Point Saline Plantation (Grenada), Plantations -- Grenada -- Inventories, Buildings, Slaves, Live stock, Slaves -- Valuation, Slave records -- Grenada, Plantation owners -- Accounting, West Indies -- History
Notes: Original digital object name: bei-m331a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Jno. Blackburn Esqr. and ors. to George Metcalfe Esqr. } Lease for a Year. (docket title), 20 June 1817 / (with) b) Messrs. Robinson and others and George Metcalfe Esquire } Deed of Partition of Estates in the Island of Dominica. -- (docket title), 21 June 1817
Date: 1817-06-20
Series Heading: M489. Blackburn, John, fl. 1817.
Geography: Dominica, Grenada
Subject: Leases -- Dominica -- History -- 19th century, Real property -- Dominica, West Indies -- History, Administration of estates -- Dominica, Partition of decedents' estates -- Dominica -- History -- 19th century, Trusts and trustees -- Dominica, Deeds, Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Dominica, West Indies -- History
Notes: a) John Blackburn, Samuel Thompson, John Robinson, William Robinson, Skeffington Robinson, Alexander Robinson, and Thomas Robinson sell Brookhill estate to George Metcalfe. b) "Sold by Messrs. Boyle, Stationers. No. 50. Carey Street. Lincoln's Inn." engr. on initial.John Blackburn and Samuel Thompson (London; surviving trustee of John Robinson of Dominica, deceased) have sold Brookhill estate to George Metcalfe (formerly of Dominica, now of York), John Robinson (Capt., H. M. 63d Reg't. of Foot), William Robinson (Dominica), Skeffington Robinson (London), Alexander Robinson (Dominica), and Thomas Robinson (Lieut. in Hon. E. India Co.), and Jonathan Dennett (Middlesex).In the same document, George Metcalfe releases Rosalie estate.Signed "John Blackburn" "Saml Thompson" "Geo Metcalfe" "John Robinson by Skeff. Robinson his Atty." "William Robinson by Skeff: Robinson his Atty." "Skeff: Robinson" "Alexr. Robinson" "Thomas Robinson by Skeff. Robinson his Attorney", Original digital object name: bei-m489a-b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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