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📢 NEW WILL OF THE MONTH POST 📢 March's post takes us from the island of St Helena to Calcutta in 1720 It explores the will of the widow of an East India Company chaplain, including shipping 'moveable property' overseas, charity, & ownership of an enslaved woman. sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
Mar 25, 2025, 8:25 AM
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