1. Untitled inventory, dated 1794 in a later hand

The first page lists livestock and assets, including steers, cows, mules, “1 truck”, “4 old carts in bad order”, “an iron chest”, “12 muskets”, and “6 mattresses”. The remaining two pages list enslaved people divided into men and women. Only a name and valuation is given. A number of runaways are also listed, 5 men and 2 women.

2. Untitled inventory of Green Vale, dated 1794 in a later hand

Includes a short section listing livestock and assets at the start of the document, including “47 steers”, “1 cow”, “3 blind Mules”, “1 Waggon”, “6 copper ladles”. The remainder of the document lists enslaved people held at Green Vale, divided into men and women. Only a name and valuation is given.

Although some of the names in 1) recur in 2), most of the names do not.

3. “Names of Negroes the property of EVS on Peru Estate copyed from a list sent by Mr Richards May 10th 1804”

Lists names of men, women and children. Most of the children are listed as “child of…” allowing family relationships to be traced to some extent.

4. “List of slaves the property of Mrs Scarlett on Peru Estate 1806”

Gives enslaved people’s name [first name only], age, occupation, condition, and annual rent. The list begins with men, followed by women and children. Occupations include “carpenter”, “hogshead cooper”, “puncheon cooper”, “field”, “head boiler”, and “watchman” for the men; “field”, “house woman”, and “washer woman” for the women; and “children’s field” for the children. The children range in age from 6 months to 14 years; most of those under 7 years old have an annual rent of 0, suggesting that they were not put to work before this age. The condition column records those who were “able” as well as those suffering from health conditions including yaws, a disease common amongst the enslaved population in Jamaica; one woman is listed as “insane”. Two of the men are described as “runaways”.

This item may be the list referred to in U DDLA/41/18. See this item for a small amount of commentary on the condition of the enslaved people on the Peru estate at this time.

5. “Valuation of Mrs Scarlett’s Negroes”, 22 May 1816.

Gives enslaved people’s name [first name only], age, occupation, condition, remarks, and cost to hire per annum. The list begins with men, followed by women and children. Occupations include “field”, “driver”, “carpenter”, “[puncheon] cooper”, “watchman” and “2nd gang” for the men; “field gang”, “washerwoman”, “house”, “domestic”, “overseer’s cook”, “grass cutter”, and “2nd gang” for the women; and “hogmeat gang”, “field gang”, “2nd gang”, and “house boy” for the children.

The younger children, some as young as 3, are listed as being at Greenfield, another of the Scarlett family’s properties in Jamaica. There are also several people listed as “invalid”, and a number listed as having “yaws”.