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Nicholls (the Rev. Robert Boucher) Dean of Middleham, Yorkshire, was born in Barbadoes, and resided there some years in his youth, and two years after he was of age, from 1768 to 1770, when in holy orders. In his last residence, he lived on a very large plantation, and observed the management of that and the surrounding estates.—[III. 326.]
Parker (Mr. Isaac) ship-keeper of the Melampus frigate, sailed in 1764 to the R. Gambia, and in 1765 to Old Calabar. He lived five months on shore, at New Calabar. He has been more than once in the West Indies, in Jamaica, Barbadoes, Antigua, the Grenades, &c.—[III. 122.]
Rooke (Major General) was in Africa, at Goree, from May 6, to Aug. 16, 1779.—[III. 45.]
Rees (the Rev. Thomas Gwynn) arrived at Barbadoes in the end of 1782, as Chaplain of his Majesty's ship Princess Amelia. During the six weeks he was there he visited the plantations within four or five miles of Bridge-town. He was between two and three months also at St. Lucia.—[III. 247.]
Ross (Hercules, Esq.) resided from 1761 to 1782 chiefly in Jamaica, and occasionally in Hispaniola. He was in every parish in the former island.—[IV. 252.]
Ross (Captain Robert) was from 1762 to 1786 in Jamaica. He was for three years and a half a book-keeper, and afterwards an overseer on three estates. He then commanded a company of Rangers for six years. In 1775 he settled a property of his own, and resided on it from 1781 to 1786.—IV. 63.)
