| RefNo | AP/5/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding cultivation of indigo in Jamaica from Robert Gray to Joseph Banks |
| Creator | Gray; Robert (fl 1786) |
| Date | 1 March 1786 |
| Description | Gray describes the cultivation of indigo in Jamaica using a technique brought from South Carolina and Georgia [United States] following an evacuation from these areas by British troops. Gray explains that indigo had previously been cultivated in Jamaica but was highly taxed to the point of prohibition. Corrections appear in ink throughout.
Subject: Agriculture / Industry
Written by Gray at Savannah Point, St George's Parish, [Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland Parish] Jamaica. |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |