Free black American settlers in Trinidad, 1815-16
By: John McNish Weiss.
Publisher: McNish & Weiss
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Great Britain. Corps of Colonial Marines -- African Americans -- Registers.; African Americans -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Participation, African American.; Trinidad and Tobago -- History.; Trinidad and Tobago -- Registers.; Trinidad and Tobago -- Genealogy.
Genres: Registers.; Genealogy.
Description: "Author's attempt to locate ethnohistorical material on ancestors who settled on Trinidad in early 19th century led to this short but useful publication covering entire group of free black settlers. Includes list of names of settlers, their US origins where available, land grants they received, and their military company"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Amphy & Bashana : a progress report on the hunt through British archives" (4 p.) inserted.