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Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell, [first page]

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)

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Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell, [first page]
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Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)

West Indies

Antigua Plantation Documents

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1755
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 76
Topics
African Americans -- History
African Americans -- Social conditions
West Indies
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Physical Description
Extent: 14 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19971708
MSS Unit ID: 24901
Archives EAD ID: 3338363
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.SCH82
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 270bddc0-171f-013e-57ea-0242ac110004
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  • 1755: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27363ce0-171f-013e-3601-0242ac110004

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27363ce0-171f-013e-3601-0242ac110004

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1755). Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27363ce0-171f-013e-3601-0242ac110004

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Bond executed by Duncan Grant, James Doig, and Patrick Grant of Antigua. In favor of Slingsby Bethell of London, England for 20,000 pounds to ensure the payment of rent and performance of convenants as stated in lease made between Grant and Bethell