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Encloses a weekly state of the type of employment of the Black Corps. Includes: a...

Catalogue reference: CO 101/32/6

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This record is about the Encloses a weekly state of the type of employment of the Black Corps. Includes: a... dating from 1791 Dec 3 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Grenada, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 101/32/6
Date
1791 Dec 3
Description

Encloses a weekly state of the type of employment of the Black Corps.

Includes: a return of the Black Dragoons, from 21-26 November 1791;

a return of the Corps of Black Artificers, from 21-26 November 1791, including names and how employed;

a return of the Black Pioneers from 21-26 November 1791;

a return of the people employed on the fortifications in Grenada from 21-26 November 1791, which includes information on the Black Dragoons, Black Artificers, Black Pioneers, and colony masons.

Names in the Return of Black Artificers: 'Samson Lloyd; Serjeant Jeffry Smith; Robin Drose; Peter Rose; Glasgow Lucene; Stepny Deal; Serjeant Saml Miles; George Cattle; Ben Hawkins; Robert Hamilton; Adam Neil; Ja Stark; Quamino Crosby; Scipio Alston; Simon Gattle [?]; George Eliott; Novr Ward; Will Smyser; York Clifford; Toby Waters; Hercules Eliott; Abi'm Kennady; James Alston; Edwd Carney; Robert Waldern; Castilio Coats; Mores Adams; Bristol Ladson; Neptune Guthery; Jack Izard; Smart Lacy; Peter Bennett; Cain Layton; Scipio Smith'.

Edward Mathew, Grenada, Folios 64 - 69.

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