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Title: [1840?] Eton College. to "My dear Papa and Mama"
Date: 1890-02-17
Series Heading: M535.
Geography: Barbados, Great Britain
Subject: Parent and child -- Barbados -- Correspondence, Eton College, Preparatory schools -- Great Britain, Weekes family -- History -- 19th century -- Correspondence, Families -- Barbados -- Correspondence, West Indies -- History
Notes: George C. Pile to Col. W. H. Watson. ALS, 3p., Original digital object name: bei-m535o, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: [1877?] Silit, an old servent, to Nathan Weekes
Date: 1898-07-23
Series Heading: M535.
Geography: Barbados, Great Britain
Subject: Employees -- Barbados -- Correspondence, Employers -- Barbados -- Correspondence, Weekes family -- History -- 19th century -- Correspondence, West Indies -- History
Notes: George C. Pile to Col. W.H. Watson. ALS, 4p., Original digital object name: bei-m535u, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: [Journal of the siege of Martinique] 19 Dec. 1761 through 26 Feb...
All Contributors: Walsingham, Honorable Robert Boyle, 1736-1780 (Contributor), Haviland, William, General, 1718-1784 (Contributor), Everitt, Michael, Captain, 1716-1776 (Contributor), Flying Arrow, fl. 1761 (Contributor), Le Vassor de la Touche de Tréville, Claude-François, d. 1762 (Contributor), La Touche, Louis-Charles Le Vassor,‏ comte de, 1709-1781 (Contributor), Laforey, John, Sir, 1729?-1796 (Contributor), Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 (Contributor), Monckton, Robert, 1726-1782 (Contributor), Dalrymple, Campbell (Contributor), Douglas, James, Sir, 1703-1787 (Contributor), Swanton, Robert, rear admiral, d. 1765 (Contributor), Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Contributor), Collingwood, Thomas, commodore, d. 1780 (Contributor), Rufane, William, lieutenant general, d. 1773 (Contributor), Bristol, Augustus John Hervey, Earl of, 1724-1779 (Contributor), Hillman, Captain, fl. 1762 (Contributor), Melville, Robert, 1723-1809 (Contributor), West Indies, French. Governor (1761-1762 : La Touche) (Contributor), Guadeloupe. Governor (1760-1763 : Dalrymple) (Contributor), Levant (Ship : 1757-1780) (Contributor), Marlborough (Ship : 1752-1762) (Contributor), Dublin (Ship : 1757-1784) (Contributor), Crescent (Ship : 1757-1777) (Contributor), Foudroyant (Ship : 1750-1787) (Contributor), Dragon (Ship : 1760-1784) (Contributor), Modeste (Ship : 1759-1800) (Contributor), Culloden (Ship : 1747-1770) (Contributor), Penzance (Ship : 1747-1766) (Contributor), Raisonnable (Ship : 1756-1762) (Contributor), Temple (Ship : 1758-1762) (Contributor), Stirling Castle (Ship : 1742-1762) (Contributor), Sutherland (Ship : 1741-1770) (Contributor), Nottingham (Ship : 1745-1773) (Contributor), Norwich (Ship : 1745-1768) (Contributor), Repulse (Ship : 1757-1776) (Contributor)
Date: 1761-12-19
Series Heading: M152.
Geography: Antigua, Martinique, Basse-Terre Island (Guadeloupe), Barbados, Pigeon Island (Saint Lucia)
Subject: Anglo-French War, 1755-1763 -- Campaigns -- Martinique, Martinique -- Defenses -- History -- 18th century, West Indies, French, Levant (Ship), Warships -- Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- Early Works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: [Journal of the siege of Martinique]December 19, 1761. -- "...I have sail'd from English harbour, Antigua, in the Levant Fregate of war... Capt. Laforey, to join the fleet... against The Martinique. We had received intelligence that admiral Rodney was arriv'd at Barbadoes, we had also intelligence that the troops under the command of general Monchton were actually saild from New-York..."December 29, 1761. -- "Thursday morning, we arrived In Carlisle Bay... found general Monchton... admiral Rodney, Sir James Douglas and commodore Swanton. The whole Bay afforded a noble sight being crouded with wessels of war and transports..."January 5, 1762. -- "The whole Fleet... sail'd... against Martinique."January 6, 1762. -- "The whole flet lay to, in order not to be seen by the ennemy...""Thursday at about 2o'clock in the afternoon. Sir James Douglas... went into St. Annes Bay and silenced 3 several Batterys..."Friday morn. January 8th. -- "At night a firing on the fleet from several batteries..."Written by an English officer aboard Levant in the fleet commanded by Rear Admiral George Brydges Rodney, giving a day-by-day, firsthand account., Written by an unidentified officer who served in the Siege of Martinique., A reference is made to a Native American named "Flying Arrow", who is brother to the "famous Silver Heels", and who was wounded in the breast during battle., Original digital object name: bei-m152, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: bei-m252a
Date: 1777-05-27
Series Heading: M252. Shirley, Thomas, fl. 1777.
Geography: Barbados
Subject: Deeds -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "This Indenture... Between The Honourable Thomas Shirley... and Dame Mary his Wife... of the one part and Robert Burton... and Charles Delamotte... of the other part Whereas the said Sir Stephen Anderson being seized of... Byde Mill-house plantation..." signed by Thomas Shirley and Mary Shirley., Original digital object name: bei-m252a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: bei-m441
Date: 1806-06-04
Series Heading: M441. Sober, Cumberbatch, fl. 1806.
Geography: Barbados
Subject: Beneficiaries -- Barbados -- History -- 19th centry, Contracts for deeds -- Barbados, Mutualism, Land titles -- registration and transfer -- Barbados, West Indies -- History
Notes: "This Indenture... Between Cumberbatch Sober formerly of the parish of Saint Peters in the Island of Barbados in the West Indies... of the one part and Abraham Parry Cumberbatch... <only Son and heir at law and devisee named in the last Will and Testament of Abraham Cumberbatch> of the other part Witnesseth that the said Cumberbatch Sober... hath... sold... Clevelands..." (369 acres in St. Andrew parish)., Original digital object name: bei-m441, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: bei-m600a
Place of Origin: Government House, St. Vincent
Date: 1868-07-11
Series Heading: M600. Berkeley, George, fl. 1864-1881.
Geography: Barbados, Saint Vincent
Subject: Constitutions -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- History -- 19th century, Constitutional amendments -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dissenting opinions, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Sir, I have the honor to transmit to Your Excellency a Resolution adopted on the 7o. Instant, by the Legislative Assembly to the effect that in the opinion of the House the Constitution Act as lately amended is unsuited to the wants of the Island..." signed "George Berkeley.", Original digital object name: bei-m600a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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