A Guide to the William Crosbie Estate Papers
Finding aid created by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2007
Descriptive Summary |
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| Title: | William Crosbie Estate Papers | |
| Dates: | 1792-1816 | |
| Abstract: | The William Crosbie Estate Papers include correspondence concerning his estate and also his agent/manager, John Otto Bayer's land in Antigua. | |
| Extent: | 0.4 linear feet. (1 box) | |
| Identification: | MS Group 228 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
William Crosbie was a major general in the British Army during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. He died in 1797 and his heir was John Crosbie.
Scope and Content
The William Crosbie Estate Papers, dated 1792-1816, include correspondence concerning Crosbie's estate and the land of his agent/manager, John Otto Bayer, in Antigua. The letters document the activities and attitudes of plantation operators and slave owners in the English Caribbean colony of Antigua around the start of the 19th Century. The letters mostly concern financial and operational matters pertaining to the plantations, such as expenses, property values, debts, loans, securities, deeds, slaves, stock, crops, rum and sugar. Other correspondents and individuals referenced in the documents include Lord Moira, Admiral McDouall, Gilbert Jones (esquire), Colonel Handfield, John Crosbie (heir), Charles Crosbie, James Wood Bursar (St. Johns, Cambridge), Lady Amelia Carpenter, Colonel Knox, General Marsh, the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, and Baron Deimar. The papers are filed chronologically.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Crosbie Estate Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Contents List
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| Antigua and Barbuda -- Economic conditions. | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda -- History. | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda -- Social conditions. | ||
| Great Britain -- Colonies -- West Indies. | ||
| Plantations -- Antigua and Barbuda. | ||
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