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- 1 2 Hall et al, p.207.
- ↑ "Hibberts in Jamaica". GeorgeHibbert.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "HIBBERT, George (1757–1837), of Clapham, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ An alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Directors of Companies, Persons in Public Business, Merchts., and other eminent Traders in the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark. Kent's Directory for the Year 1794. Cities of London and Westminster, & Borough of Southwark
- ↑ Edward Purrier: Profile & Legacies Summary. Legacies of British Slave Ownership. UCL. Accessed: 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Joining the Royal Navy". Nelson, Trafalgar and those who served. National Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
Sources
- Hall, Catherine; McLelland, Keith; Draper, Nick; Donington, Kate; Lang, Rachel (2014). Legacies of British Slave-Ownership: Colonial Slavery and the Formation of Victorian Britain. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107040052.