Cary, Samuel, 1742-1812.

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Samuel Cary, Jr., was born in 1742 in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. Following his graduation from Harvard, he moved to the West Indies where he managed plantations for various individuals before purchasing a Grenada sugar plantation. In 1772, after the death of his father, Cary left the West Indies and returned to live in the Chelsea family home.

Charles Spooner was a British planter who owned several plantations in the Caribbean, specifically the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. William Manning (1763-1835), a British merchant with property and business interests in the West Indies, was a member of Parliament and served as a director and governor of the Bank of England.

From the description of Letterbook for the Simon Plantation, St. Kitts, 1765-1772. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 55617481

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creatorOf Cary, Samuel, 1742-1812. Letterbook for the Simon Plantation, St. Kitts, 1765-1772. University of Florida
creatorOf Cary family. Papers, 1789-1883. Library of Congress
creatorOf Cary family. Additions to papers, 1791-1861. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Cary, Samuel, 1742-1812. Papers, 1766-1870, bulk: 1766-1812. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Cary family. Papers III, 1769-1919, bulk: 1769-1870. Massachusetts Historical Society
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associatedWith Barry, David. person
associatedWith Campbell, John (John T.) person
associatedWith Cary family. family
associatedWith Cary family. family
associatedWith Cary family. family
associatedWith Cary, Lucius, 1782-1826. person
associatedWith Cary, Samuel, 1773-1810. person
associatedWith Forbes, James Bromfield. person
associatedWith Great Britain. Army. St. Andrews Regiment (Grenada militia) corporateBody
associatedWith Levant (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Paine, Charles. person
associatedWith Sill, Joseph. person
associatedWith Spooner, Charles. person
associatedWith Thornton, William. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Grenada
St. Kitt's
Saint Kitts
West Indies
Great Britain
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Grenada
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Slavery
Logbooks
Plantation life
Plantations
Plantations
Slaves
Sugar growing
Sugar growing
Sugar trade
Voyages around the world
Voyages to the Pacific coast
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Birth 1742

Death 1812

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