| Description | Content Advice: This file includes items relating to enslavement, as well as offensive terms or terms that have changed meaning over time. In some cases these terms are included in our catalogue descriptions in order to provide information about the content and nature of the source.
1 Letter from R Bakewell [Robert Bakewell, English agriculturist] of Dishley, Leicestershire, to William Gale, concerning the experiment of transporting cattle to Jamaica, dated 27 August 27 1774.
2 Letter from J Holland of Dishley to William Gale concerning the plan to transport cattle to Jamaica, dated 01 September 1774.
3 Correspondence between J Holland and William Gale, dated 08 September and 14 September 1774 respectively, relating mainly to organising Hollands passage to Gales farm in Jamaica and the details of his contract, as well as the transportation of cattle. This document also mentions Henry Dawkins, owner of plantations and enslaved people in Jamaica, and Captain Smith.
4 Letter from Robert Bakewell to William Gale, dated 21 September 1774. concerning the offer to J Holland and the Leicestershire long-horned cattle.
5 Letter from William Gale to Robert Bakewell, dated 03 October 1774, concerning Gales expectations, instructions and conditions for Hollands work on his farm.
6 Draft letter from William Gale, dated 05 November 1781, concerning a reconciliation between the unknown correspondent and Mr B [Devere?]. The letter also mentions the impact of the American War of Independence and adverse weather on Gales plantations in Jamaica.
7 'Copy of what Mr Whittaker requested might be mentioned to Mr Gale by Mr Sharpe', relating to the impact of weather and the harvesting and transportation of Gales crops, as well as the purchasing and relocation of enslaved people; the care of Gales cattle; the construction of a dam wall; a settlement between Mr Dawes and Mr Luanell; and damages owed to Mrs Harding. |