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Category: Newton le Willows

Thomas Place, freed Jamaican slave

Explore the incredible story of Thomas Place, a freed Jamaican slave who inherited land in North Yorkshire, told through documents held within the Jervaulx Abbey Estate collection.… Read More Thomas Place, freed Jamaican slave

October 20, 2022May 29, 2023 northyorkscro2 Comments

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