Gale and Morant family papers and plantation records: additional papers The additional papers of the Gale and Morant family comprise 104 documents relating to the management of family-owned sugar plantations and livestock pens in Jamaica. The estates included York Plantation, Gale's Valley Plantations, Mount Hindmost Estate, St Jago Pen and Paisley Pen. The papers consist of correspondence; documents relating to William Gale's will; accounts of crops and the boiling and distillery house; and papers relating to enslavement, which include lists of enslaved people; documents recording their births and deaths; and accounts regarding income and expenditure, including payments for enslaved people, their provisions and healthcare. Content Advice: This collection documents the oppression and enslavement of people of African and Caribbean descent. Papers within this collection contain 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. The inclusion of these terms does not reflect the views of the University of Exeter Special Collections. 18th century-19th century