William Beckford of Somerley
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– 1799
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Who was William Beckford of Somerley?
William Beckford of Somerley was a Jamaican slave-owner and writer. Illegitimate son of Richard Beckford, he was part of the influential Beckford family and inherited four sugar plantations, which he personally supervised:
Roaring River Estate, Westmoreland
In 1790 he published A Descriptive Account of the Island of Jamaica, a two volume description of contemporary life in Jamaica from a planter's point of view.
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