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Expense Account for Suppressing Rebellious Negroes in Jamaica, September 29, 1705
Manuscript expense account detailing the costs of suppressing a rebellion of enslaved people in Jamaica in 1705. The document lists individuals and the amounts they paid towards the military expenses, including Aaron Portello, Simon Pasco, and Joseph Desilva. Signed by Thomas Wood, General of the Island. This document is significant for its potential connection to early Jewish settlers in Jamaica and their involvement (however indirect) in the slave trade.
Associated People/Businesses
- Wood, Thomas
- Blathwark, William
- PASCO, SIMON (?) / PORTELLO, AARON / DESILVA, JOSEPH / BROWN, SOLOMON (?)
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Volume B, Page 3