Banker (Banking)
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Formed in 1772 as Sir William Lemon, Buller, Furley, Lubbock & Co., already partners with James Willyams in the Miners Bank of Truro (a predecessor of Barclays). Samuel Bosanquet joined in 1785 (leaving in 1800 to form Beachcroft, Bosanquet and Reeves, a predecessor of Lloyds), on the retirement of Sir William Lemon. Merged with Robarts Curtis in 1860 to form Robarts Lubbock, a predecessor of RBS.
F.G. Hilton Price, A handbook of London bankers (1876).
1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
