COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1300789
Reference Number:
English MS 1390
Image Title:
Letter from Richard Watt
Creator:
Watt, Richard, 1726-1796
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1772
Page/Sheet:
recto
Image Sequence Number:
1r
Description:
Page one of a letter from plantation owner Richard Watt in Kingston, Jamaica to his sister Elizabeth in England. Dated 10 July 1772.
Language Code:
eng
Language:
English
Subject:
Slavery
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
West Indies: Jamaica
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
West Indies: Jamaica: Kingston
Item Height:
240 mm
Item Width:
185 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-09-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Letter from Richard Watt
