Two companion portraits by George Henry Laporte, 'Portrait of Augustus Frederick Elmslie on his hunter Whitestocking' and 'Portrait of Augustus Frederick Elmslie on his hunter Sobersides' c. 1873. They were part of the collection of Edward L. Saunders sold at auction in Philadelphia in 1933.
https://archive.org/stream/unset00samu_44/unset00samu_44_djvu.txt
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Collector?
Yes
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Dispersal Date
No Date
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
