Not much material related to the Welsh on Jamaica during the height of the sugar production on Jamaica has survived. The papers of Nathaniel Phillips give a unique insight into the the Jamaican plantations of the Pembrokeshire merchant. As part of the Slebech Papers, they are kept at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. They have been used extensively by British and West Indian historians who use the detailed accounts to explain the slave-trade, plantation economy and absenteeism. A detailed description by Prof. Kenneth Morgan can be found here, tracing the ownership of the Pleasant Hill plantation. The Welsh historian Dr. Clare Taylor has published a number of articles on Phillips and the West Indies in general. Some of these are shortlisted at the end of Prof. Morgan's article (NB a collection of her articles on the West Indies is long overdue).
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Nathaniel Phillips papers
Not much material related to the Welsh on Jamaica during the height of the sugar production on Jamaica has survived. The papers of Nathaniel Phillips give a unique insight into the the Jamaican plantations of the Pembrokeshire merchant. As part of the Slebech Papers, they are kept at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. They have been used extensively by British and West Indian historians who use the detailed accounts to explain the slave-trade, plantation economy and absenteeism. A detailed description by Prof. Kenneth Morgan can be found here, tracing the ownership of the Pleasant Hill plantation. The Welsh historian Dr. Clare Taylor has published a number of articles on Phillips and the West Indies in general. Some of these are shortlisted at the end of Prof. Morgan's article (NB a collection of her articles on the West Indies is long overdue).
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