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List of negroes belonging to the estate of Slingsby Bethell : manuscript, 1753

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Bethell, Slingsby

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A 14-page report about enslaved individuals, including their name, age, sex, job, and occasionally descriptions of their character and abilities. The last 3 pages of the report describe the estate's account of plantation "utensils" divided into the following categories: "Boiling House", "Mill Furniture", "In the Rum House", "Carts & Cart Furniture", "Carpenter's Tools", "Cooper's Tools", "Masons Tools", "Nails", and "Account of Cattle".MS Eng 1817. Houghton Library, Harvard University.Slingsby Bethell (1659-1758) served as chief manager for all of the Antigua plantations on behalf of the owner, his brother-in-law, Sir William Codrington.In English.
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  1. Bethell, Slingsby
  2. History
  3. Slaver
  4. Slavery
  5. Sugar Plantations

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