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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/1/12
Title:: Indenture between J. Clark and W. Broderick [19 Dec 1712]
Scope & Content:: Indenture between John Clarke and William Broderick including list of 289 slaves owned by John Clarke.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 19 Dec 1712
Extent:: 65 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/2
Title:: Angela Reid Collection (Birth, Baptismal, and Death Registers) [1795-1965]
Scope & Content:: The collection comprises ecclesiastical records held by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica since 1795. It contains information on burial, baptismal, confirmation and marriage for the period 1795-1823. The collection also includes baptismal certificates of enslaved, free black and...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, French, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:: 1795-1965
Extent:: 457 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/2/1
Title:: Burials [1795-1799]
Scope & Content:: Register contains burials, listing name, age, nationality, place of origin and residence and next of
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, French, Latin, and Portuguese
Date Range:: 1795-1799
Extent:: 52 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/2/2
Title:: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials [1798-1804]
Scope & Content:: Register gives name of individuals, age, in the case of an enslaved person, it lists the owner's name. Part of the Kingston Funeral Register.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 1798-1804
Extent:: 62 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3
Title:: Jamaica Archives: The Office of the Island Secretary of Jamaica Collection, Central Government [1659-1879]
Scope & Content:: The collection contains 24 series and comprises information on some administrative and corporate bodies. It also contains documents such as topographical maps, vital statistics and legal papers pertaining to land, population, slavery, corporate accounts (business) and government.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1659-1879
Extent:: 8 files totalling 3,030 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3/1
Title:: Manumission of Slaves [1747-1838]
Scope & Content:: The Manumission of Slaves registers contain certificates (deeds) of freedom for free people of “colour” (black or mixed-race). According to Jamaican law, “free people of colour” had to prove their freedom from slavery. This information was recorded in the Manumission Registers in the Island Secre...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1747-1838
Extent:: 8 files of 2,703 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3/1/1
Title:: Manumission Liber: Volume 5 [1747-1838]
Scope & Content:: Certificates of freedom of emancipated peoples on Jamaica. Index is included. Folios 91-99 are missing
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1747-1838
Extent:: 443 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3/1/2
Title:: Manumission Liber: Volume 6 [1755-1760]
Scope & Content:: Certificates of freedom of emancipated peoples on Jamaica. Index is included.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1755-1760
Extent:: 384 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3/1/3
Title:: Manumission Liber: Volume 7 [1760-65, 1772]
Scope & Content:: Certificates of freedom of emancipated peoples on Jamaica.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1760-1772
Extent:: 358 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP148/3/1/4
Title:: Manumission Liber: Volume 8 [1763-1774]
Scope & Content:: Certificates of freedom of emancipated peoples on Jamaica.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1763-1774
Extent:: 219 TIFF images

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