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Haynesfield Plantation journal 1843-1864 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Catalog Number |
2017-03 |
Scope & Content |
This is a manuscript journal of Haynesfield Plantation, St. John covering the period 1843-1864. It details purchases and receipts, including transactions with individuals and companies such as John Nurse, William Olton, Gibbs, Bright & Co., the Moravian mission at Mount Tabor, as well as the Honourable Grant E. Thomas. The first entry in the Journal, dated August 21, 1843, is for the purchase of the plantation by Grant Ellcock Thomas from William Thomas Sharp for the sum of 30,500 pounds sterling. At the time of purchase the plantation consisted of 300 acres of land, 63 cattle, 6 horses, 9 mules, 25 hogs, utensils and implements. Handwritten in iron gall ink (sepia), red ink and pencil, the Haynesfield journal consists of 263 pages, 257 of which carry information. Legibility is poor due to fading. Haynesfield Plantation, St. John, originally known as the "Baldricks Estate," and now known as Wakefield, was bought by General Robert Haynes from the executors of Robert Trotman's will in 1804 for 19,000 pounds. In 1810 General the Hon. Robert Haynes sold to Henry Sealy of St. John for £18,000 "Haynesfield Plantation" - 178 acres - to provide some of the capital to buy Clifton Hall. Subsequent owners were: Edmund Haynes, William Sharp and the Hon. Grant Elcock Thomas. Edmund Haynes had contributed to the building of the Mount Tabor Moravian Church. There was a perpetual charge of £1000 on the pltn to pay an annuity of £60 to Mount Tabor Church. |
Extent of Description |
1 Manuscript 263 pages |
Dates of Creation |
1843-1864 |
Dates of Accumulation |
1843-1864 |
People |
Haynes, Robert. Haynes, Edmund. Sharp, William. Thomas, Grant Elcock. |
Search Terms |
Haynesfield Plantation. Baldrick's Plantation. Wakefield Plantation. Plantations--Barbados. Barbados--History. Sugar trade--Barbados. Haynes family. Haynes, Robert. Haynes, Edmund. Sharp, William. Thomas, Grant Elcock. Mount Tabor Moravian Church. Moravian Church--Barbados. |
Subjects |
Haynesfield Plantation. Baldrick's Plantation. Wakefield Plantation. Plantations--Barbados. Barbados--History. Sugar trade--Barbados. Haynes family. Haynes, Robert. Haynes, Edmund. Sharp, William. Thomas, Grant Elcock. Mount Tabor Moravian Church. Moravian Church--Barbados. |
Legal Status |
Not to be reproduced without the permission of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. |
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