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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Wills, deed books and powers of attorney for St Vincent, 1785-1865 Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1013/1

1. EAP1013/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/1
Title:
Deed Books 1774-1857
Scope & Content:
Deed Books for the island dating between 1774 through to the mid 19th century. The Deed books, compiled in the offices of the island’s Colonial Secretary and the Registrar, proved a comprehensive record of all land and property transactions carried out during the 175 years when slave plantations...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1774-1858
Extent:
18,885 TIFF images

2. EAP1013/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/2
Title:
Power of Attorney 1789-1880
Scope & Content:
The Powers of Attorney, granted by the Registrar of Saint Vincent, essentially record the same information as the Deed Books, though they frequently cover land and property not systematically covered in the Deed Books. Extent: 14 bound volumes. Condition of original material: Variable - see de...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1789-1880
Extent:
11,997 TIFF images

3. EAP1013/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/3
Title:
Secretary's Record Book 1812-1813
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 bound volume; 535 written pages (Note: scribe misnumbered pp. 267 and 268, using these twice). Size and dimensions of original material: 35 x 20 x 5cm. Condition of original material: Good condition.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
566 TIFF images

4. EAP1013/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/4
Title:
St Vincent Marriages, Baptisms and Burials Register 1765-1820
Scope & Content:
This single register contains a list of all baptisms/christenings, marriages and burials within St Vincent for the later 18th and early 19th century. Extent: 1 volume (now disbound); approximately 250 written pages. Size and dimensions of original material: 40 x 25 x 3cm. Condition of origina...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1765-1820
Extent:
260 TIFF images

5. EAP1013/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/5
Title:
Wills 1800-1835
Scope & Content:
These volumes contain the last wills and testaments of inhabitants of St Vincent during the early 19th century. In keeping with the Deed Books and Power of Attorney, therefore, they provide a detailed audit of possessions under transfer, including money, physical property and the enslaved. The s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1800-1835
Extent:
2,274 TIFF images

6. EAP1013/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1013/1/6
Title:
Unknown French Volume [Power of Attorney 1789-1800]
Scope & Content:
Text written in French. May be a POA volume, but the content - which at superficial reading appears to be legal text - has not been translated. The date of the volume partially coincides with a brief French reoccupation (1789-1783) of St Vincent during the American War of Independence. It is not...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1789-1800
Extent:
70 TIFF images

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