Papers relating to the Mornes, Pond, and Salt Pond Estates, St Kitts
Single Item
MSS. W. Ind. s. 73
Held at the Weston Library
Legal documents, plans, and sugar and crop records, 1781-1812, concerning the lands and enslaved people on the Mornes, Pond, and Salt Pond estates, St Kitts, West Indies, owned by Stephen Payne Galway, William Priddie, and others. Comprises:
- (item 1) copy indenture concerning the sale of the Mornes estate in the parishes of St George, Basseterre, and St Peter, Basseterre, in the island of St Christopher by Stephen Payne Galway of the county of Middlesex and family to William Priddie of the island of St Christopher, 16 Dec 1781
- (item 2) copy of conveyance of Mornes estate in the parishes of St George, Basseterre, and St Peter, Basseterre, in the island of St Christopher by Stephen Payne Galway of the county of Middlesex and family to William Priddie of the island of St Christopher. Conveyance includes 'Plantation Lands Tenements Hereditaments Negroes Slaves Cattle Stock Implements and Utensils' and a schedule details 192 enslaved people, 17 Dec 1781
- (item 3) note entitled 'Substance of Wm. Priddie's Will. He died 17 Novr. 1795.' Notes on bequests, including some to people who had been manumitted, and estate dispositions, n.d.
- (item 4) 'Nicholas Richards's Accounts with the Estates of William Priddie deceas'd to 1st Jan 1797. Passed and Confirmed by the Chancellor.' Contains lists of named enslaved people, accounts of assets, annuities, legacies, enslaved people manumitted by the will, accounts of sales of effects (household furniture, linen, plate, enslaved people, rum) and sugar on the estates, etc., with probate grant dated 13 May 1797. 1796-1797
- (item 5) 'Copy of N(icholas) Richards's power of attorney to T. Pemberton & Jos. Yelloly respecting Mr Priddie's concerns' May 1797
- (item 6) 'Map and Survey of an Estate belonging to Sn. Pe. Galway Esqr.' 148 acres adjoining land of William Woodley, George Taylor, and William Coleman, identified as Mornes estate from the 1781 indenture, watermarked 1799
- (item 7) 'A Plan of a Plantation in the Parish of St George Basseterre in the Island of St Christopher Call'd Pond Estate. Belonging to Stephen Payne Galway Esq' 76 acres adjoining lands of George Taylor, William Priddie, Lord Romney, Mr Colman, and Mr Lucas, watermarked 1799
- (item 8) list of sugars shipped to the House of Neave from William Priddie's estates, 1796-1800
- (item 9) copy of counterpart lease of the Pond and Fancy estates on the island of St Christopher by Stephen Galwey to Ulick Burke with schedule of sugar works, buildings, enslaved people, and stock on the Fancy estate, 25 Dec 1801
- (item 10) draft advertisement for 'the sale of the Mornes and Salt Pond estates to the highest bidder in London on 1st Jun 1803'
- (item 11) 'Appraisement of the Mornes Estate Sep. 1803' listing enslaved people, land, buildings, and stock, addressed to Nicholas Richards esquire at Theobalds Lodge, Cheshunt, Herts., Sep 1803
- (item 12) 'Copy of Mr Thomas Waddy's Minute respecting the Settlement of his Debt to Lane Son & Fraser with Mr Willm, Priddie their attorney in the West Indies', 12 Dec 1803
- (item 13) 'Contents of the Mornes & Pond estates' outlining land, enslaved people, and stock, 1 Jan 1804
- (item 14) lists of crop yields from the Mornes estate, 1774-1809, Pond estate, 1786-1809, and Salt Pond estate, 1774-1800
- (item 15) terms of sale for the Mornes estate, 1809-1810
- (item 16) copy of arbitration bond between General Sir William Payne and John Moseley concerning the Pond and Fancy estates on the island of St Christopher, 24 Dec 1812
- (item 17) brief memoranda of the area, enslaved people, and stock of the Mornes, Pond, and Salt Pond estates, n.d. but after 1 Jul 1801.
Dates
- Creation: 1781-1812
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MSS. W. Ind. s. 73
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 3371
Abstract
Legal documents and records relating to the Mornes, Pond, and Salt Pond Estates, St Kitts.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is known.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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- Title
- Catalogue of papers relating to the Mornes, Pond, and Salt Pond Estates, St Kitts
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original Catalogue by Lucy McCann.
- Date
- 2006; EAD version 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
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