MARTIN PAPERS. Vols. IV-VI. Letter Books of Samuel Martin, senior; 20 Feb. 1756-4 Nov. 1776. The majority of the letters deal with matters of business. In Vol. V, ff. 181-183, are three receipts to Martin, 1772-1778, and on ff. 184-187b are recipes and, reversing the volume, rules for the cultivation and preparation of indigo. Three volumes. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Colonel Samuel Martin, of Antigua; son of Samuel Martin (d. 1701) and father of Samuel Martin (b. 1714): Letter Books: 1756-1776.
Vol. V (ff. 189), 2 Mar. 1765- 29 July 1774. includes: ff. 170b-171b Slaves, Slave Trade: Lists of negro slaves in Barbuda and Antigua: 1756-1771.f. 181 S[usannah?] Beckford, widow of Francis Beckford of Basing, county Hampshire(?): Receipt to S. Martin, senior: 1772.f. 182 M. Forbes, of...