Guiron le Courtois Illuminated MS 1352-1362
The BM catalogue describes Robert Lang of Moor Park as 'friend of Walter Scott.'
Purchased by Robert Lang from Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, left by Lang to his son-in-law Sir George Henry Freeling, sold by Freeling's estate to the British Museum in 1841.
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=8338 [accessed 25/09/2015].
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Owner
British Museum
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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.
