Papers of William Shand (1776-1845), of The Burn, Fettercairn, and Straloch, Aberdeenshire (MS 3652).

Title: Papers of William Shand (1776-1845), of The Burn, Fettercairn, and Straloch, Aberdeenshire (MS 3652).

Description: This collection consists of correspondence, accounts, some legal documents, and slave lists pertaining to the Jamaican properties of Kellitts, Mamee Gully, Belmont, and others, during the period 1816 to 1835. 26 slave lists cover the period 1817 to 1833, and 11 Charter parties, being agreements on freight on board ships bound for Jamaica, Trieste and London, cover the period 1826-1831. The collection also includes the Jamaica Almanac for 1817.
The main strength of this collection is the information given about the operation of sugar plantations, including records of slaves, and details about trading through agents in Great Britain and Italy. Most of the material is in the form of manuscript correspondence and is located at Shelfmark MS 3652.

Strengths:

Size: 7 boxes; 2 volumes

Catalogue: Epixtech/Dynix Online Public Access Catalogue

Catalogue URL: http://webpac.qmlib.abdn.ac.uk/webpac.html

Main URL: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/

Access: The collection is open for consultation to all bona fide visitors on signing a register accepting conditions of use. All archival and most printed material is non-borrowable. Opening hours = Monday to Friday 0930 to 1630.

Acquisition dates: 2001

Note:

Interest: Caribbean

Complete: Complete

Subjects

Trade

Sugar

Slavery

Plantations

Land tenure

Personal/Corporate names

Shand, William, 1776-1845

Places

Jamaica