Barbados. A collection of autograph letters and original documents relating to the Island of Barbados in the 18th century, ca. 1730-1778. HLS MS 1047, Harvard Law School Library.

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Barbados. A collection of autograph letters and original documents relating to the Island of Barbados in the 18th century, ca. 1730-1778. HLS MS 1047, Harvard Law School Library.

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A miscellaneous collection of letters and legal documents relating to Barbados, especially prize causes, inheritance and enslaved persons. Contents include an autograph letter, dated 4 June 1778, from James Sheppard to John Brawthwaite referring to the American Revolution.

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