Newton Stewart (Wigtownshire)
Built No Date
Samuel Douglas left a reported £17,000 to build and endow the Free School at Newton Stewart. The school is now the Douglas Ewart High School, althrough the original building is an antique shop and private residence.
See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Douglas_Free_School,Newton_Stewart-geograph.org.uk-_1592173.jpg [accessed 14/03/2016] for a photograph of the building.
27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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.
