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Lasource

Dominica

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1820 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Other
Samuel Greatheed the elder

Purchaser of 62 enslaved people on Lasource c. 1820: he moved them to his Arnos Vale and Belleisle estates on St Vincent

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 67(Tot) 40(F) 27(M)  
[Name] Lasource Estate  
 

Return of Motard and Gressant, joint owners; returned by J.D. Motard, 'Motard and Gressant being sick'. This entry includes the names of enslaved children's mothers. St. Joseph.

 
T71/340 290-291
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot) 41(F) 33(M)  
[Name] Lasource  
 

Returned by J B Motard, agent of Motard and Gressant, former joint owners; 62 enslaved people were 'sold to Mr Edward Caines, attorney of Samuel Greathead [Greatheed] of St Vincent'; 3 enslaved people were 'retained by Widow Motard' and 3 people were 'retained by Widow Gressant'; two people were sold to Pr Laroque. St. Joseph.

 
T71/351 208 - 210