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1799 ALMANAC
SURRY
All the judges of the Supreme Court, with
Hon. J. Jaques, George Atkinson, Alexander Forbes, John Dawson
Custos, and Chief Judge, Honourable John Jaques, Esq.
Assistant Judges and of the Quorum
Robert Hibbert
David Duncomb
Robert Donaldson
Algernoon Warren
William Savage
Hon. And. Johnstone, Esquires
Assistant Judges and Magistrates
John McLean
George Kinghorne
Peter Breton
James Clark
A. Shawe
Richard Lake
Magistrates
William Holgate
Benjamin Waterhouse
James Austin
James Amos
Robert Hibbert, junior
James Stewart
C. Oswin
James Laing
Thomas Hughan
James Walker, M. D.
Alexander Forbes
John Hinde
Thomas Hardy
John Davidson
Nicholas Lechmere
Clerk of the Peace, B. B. Nembhard, Esq.
Deputy, T. Denniss, Esq.
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, J. J. Vidal, Esq.
Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, James McLehofe [or McLehose], Esq.
Coroner, Algernoon Warren, Esq.
Harbour-Master, Capt. Peter Cochran
Clerk to the Vestry, Joseph Harrison, Esq.
Collecting Constable west of King Street, Mr. Alex. Duffus
Collecting Constable east of King Street, Mr. William Mellor
Police Officer, Daniel Gully
Collector of Transient Tax, Jonathan Mallard
Inspector and Collector of the Duties on Spirituous Liquors for Kingston, Port Royal, and St. Andrew's, Alexander Duffus
Inspectors of New Negroes, John Stone, Richard Chamberlayne, Christopher Sayle, Thomas Greenhill, Digby Denniss
Churchwardens elected for the present year: John Hinde and John Davidson, Esquires.
Vestrymen:
Aaron Holt
R. A. Boyle
David Laing
Stephen Hill
Arthur Savage
Hugh O'Connor
John Garnett
James Vicars
John Gutzmer
Colin Campbell.
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FIRE-WARDENS
President, James Stewart
Vice-President, John Davidson
John McCall
Angus Kennedy
Thomas Hynes
John Lewis
John Douglas
John Burrows
John Drummond
James Tindall
Messenger, Thomas Audrouin, £30 per annum
-> Fire Wardens are appointed by the first Vestry head after first July.
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WOLMER'S FREE SCHOOL, ESTABLISHED THE 21st MAY, 1720
Treasurer, James Stewart, Esquire
Trustees
The Commander-in-Chief
Speaker of the Assembly
Four senior Members of Council
Chief Justice
Custos of Kingston
Four senior Magistrates of Kingston
The Rector, Churchwardens and Vestrymen of Kingston, for the time being
Six inhabitants to be chosen annually. Those for the present year are:
George Kinghorn
James Amoss
George Harrison
William Taylor
William Dennis Hall
John Burke, Esquires
Ushers, Mr. B. T. Longbothom and Mr. Livingston
Number of boys now under tuition, 47
Number of girls instructed in Reading, Writing and Accounts, 39
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KINGSTON MEDICAL SOCIETY
Instituted the fourth of September 1794, by the Medical Members of the Jamaica Humane Society, and other Medical Gentlemen in Kingston, in consequence of a Malignant Fever which are raged in 1793 and 1794, and baffled the power of Medicine for many months.
President, James Walker, M. D.
Vice President, Dr. Edward Carroll
Treasurer, William Burke M.D.
Secretary, Dr. J. Maud
Librarian, Dr. H. Smith
Chaplain, Reverend John Campbell
MEMBERS
John Harris, M.D.
Dr. Robert Porter
Dr. Robert Gordon
Dr. William Fyfe
Dr. Colin McLarty
Dr. Ch. McGlashan
Dr. W. S. Forbes
Dr. George Days
Dr. Don Levy
Dr. Edward Aldred
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS
Dr. Chamberlaine, of London
Dr. Gillespie, of Jamaica
Dr. Baillie, of New York
Dr. Tillery, of New York
Dr. Dancer, of Bath
Dr. Wright
Dr. Palmer, of Clarendon
Dr. Scott
Dr. William Scott
Dr. ---- Robertson
Dr. Farquhar, Clarendon
Dr. Brodbelt, Spanish Town
Dr. Lind, Surgeon General
Dr. Litteljohn
Dr. James Walker, surgeon of his Majesty's ship Hannibal
Dr. Keane, surgeon of his Majesty's ship Queen
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PARISH HOUSE
Surgeon, Dr. E. Aldred £250
Matron, Mrs. Warden
Tutoress, Mrs. Ann O'Neil
Steward, Mr. John Christopher
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ASYLUM FOR DESERTED NEGROES
Surgeon, Supervisor and Steward, Dr. Joseph Maud
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WORKHOUSE AND HOSPITAL
President, William Savage, Esq
Physician, James Walker, M. D.
Surgeons to the Hospital, Doctors McGlasham and McLarty
Surgeons to the Workhouse, Ayrey and Johnston
Matron, Mrs. Mary Smith
Supervisor, Mr. James Barr
Overseer, ---- McLean
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TOWN GUARD - INSTITUTED JULY 28, 1783
Lieutenants, T. Aston £175, John Milkelly £175
2 Sergeants, £125 each.
2 Corporals, £110 each
32 Privates, £100 each
Custos and Chief Judge, Hon. William Jackson, Esquire
Assistant Judges and of the Quorum
John Henderson
Robert Wetherell
Thomas Denniss
McMillan Jameson
Robert Ogilvy
William Pink
John Brailsford
William Maxwell
Assistant Judges only
John M. Dwyer
Thomas J. Mytin
Caleb Mumford
T. Paxton
W. Dance
James McLehofe
John Parker
Magistrates
Samuel Barnet
James Welsh
Robert Jackson
Robert Blackwell
W. S. Forbes
James Dean
Coroner, James Dean, Esq.
Clerk of the Vestry, Mr. Benjamin Whittaker
Organist, Collecting Constable, and Deputy Clerk of the Peace, Mr. Henry Pinkcombe
Inspectors of New Negroes, John Stone, William Smith, B. Whittaker
Churchwardens, James Dean and John Brailsford, Esquires
Vestrymen
William Davis
James Cubbison
Anthony Duart
James Scales
Robert William Tait
Joseph Boyden
Samuel Barnet
John Owen Wood
Brian Hall
Alexander Marquiss
Custos and Chief Justice of Common Pleas, Honourable ----- ------, Esq.
Judges of the Quorum and Assistant Judges of Common Pleas
Algernoon Warren
James Dickson
David Grant
Zachary B. Edwards
Samuel Gregory
Hon. Simon Taylor
Hon. And. Johnstone
Fulton Blechynden
J. Woolfrys
Robert Wetherell
Thomas Berry
John E. Shackleford
Richard Latimer
Edward Frearson
Robert Law
William Bailey
Alexander Ector
T. S. Kuckahn
Thomas Kaylett
Clerk of the Vestry, C. W. Hall, Esq.
Clerk of the Peace and Court, J. T. Harris, Esq.
Coroner, A. Browne, Esq.
Pound Keeper, G. Dawson
Collecting Constables, Christopher Sayle and John Hare
Churchwardens for the present year: Richard Latimer and T. Kaylet, Esquires
Vestrymen
Thomas Cockburn
Thomas Carpenter
Hubart Nolan
John Gibbons
D. R. Campbell
James Falconer
George Pinnock
Piers Smith
Stewart Spalding
James Rattray
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ST. ANDREWS WORKHOUSE
Surgeon, Charles McGlashan
Supervisor, George Dawson
Overseer, James Nelson
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FREE SCHOOL - Surviving Governors
Honourable ----- ------, Esq., Custos of St. Andrew
Honourable John Jaques, Esq., Custos of Kingston
Charles Hall, and Thomas Cockburn, Esquires
Custos and Chief Judge, Hon. George Minot, Esq.
Assistant Judges, and of the Quorum
Charles Bryan
Thomas Oakley
William Valentine
Francis King
Samuel Orr
Charles Douglas
George Fuller
E. M. Paplay, Esquires
Magistrates
William Bryan
Alexander Wilson
William Galloway
William Downer
Clerk of the Peace and Vestry, Richard Holden, Esquire
Coroner, William Burke, junior
Poundkeeper, Mrs. M. Dyce
Harbour Master at Port Antonio, William Sherwood
Superintendent of Workhouse, Samuel Thaxter
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N.B. In this parish are 28 Sugar Works, 52 others Settlements, 6838 Slaves, and 2856 Cattle
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TITCHFIELD FREESCHOOL
Teacher, Isaac Grant, A.M.
Custos and Chief Judge, Hon. Henry Shirley, Esq.
Assistant Judges, and of the Quorum
David Sherriff
William Cumming
Silvester Jepson
Rev. T. Simcocks
Henry Russell
John Murdoch
W. A. Orgill
Richard Jones
Magistrates
George Buchanan
Philip Ellis
Clerk of the Court, Peace, and Vestry, Mr. John King, junior
Coroner, James Anderson
Inspector and Collector of Rum Duties, Mr. William Cummings
Harbour Master at Annotto Bay, Mr. William Gillmour
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N. B. In this parish are 22 Sugar Works, 73 Coffee Settlements, 10,300 Slaves, 5200 Stock.
Custos and Chief Judge, Hon. Simon Taylor, Esquire
Assistant Judges and of the Quorum
John Codrington
Honourable Henry Shirley
Andrew Deans
John McQueen
Robert Patterson
Thomas Cargill
William Innes
Hon. John Scott
G. Scott
K. Osborn
Fairlie Christie
Charles William Mitchell
Charles Bryan
William Paterson
Thomas Neufville
Eliphalet Fitch
Samuel Delpratt
Robert Gordon
George Grant
Peter Robertson
Robert Logan
William Kennedy
William Vick
John Halsted
William Bryan
Robert Whitfinch
Robert Telfer
Thomas Leigh
John Reid Baillie
John Kelly
John Ross
William Holgate
John Johnston
Thomas Harris, Esquires
Coroner, Clerk of the Peace and Vestry, Thomas Harris, Esq.
Poundkeeper Morant Bay, Robert Napier
Poundkeeper at Bath, William Scholar
Poundkeeper St. David, John Cassup
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WORKHOUSE MORANT BAY
President, Hon John Scott, Esq.
Treasurer, N. A. Grant, Esq.
Supervisor, Alexander Macree
Churchwardens for St. David, Samuel De_part and R. Whitfinch, Esquires
Vestrymen
William Kerr
Caleb Tonge
John Carlyle
John Walker
John Smith
T. Baikie
James Nicholson
James Ouchterlony
John Tyrie
P. Buchanan
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BATH OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
Physician to the Bath, Thomas Dancer, M.D. £200
Ditto for the Poor at the Bath, £100
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In St. Thomas in the East, are 85 Sugar Estates, 87 Coffee and other Settlements, 25,288 Slaves, 11,034 Stock.
In St. David's, are 14 Sugar Estate, 18 Coffee, and 29 other Settlements, 4,270 Slaves, and 1,508 Stock.
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