The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Diary of David Robert Ross, Lieutenant Governor of Tobago, 1851
SC55
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
- Creator
- Ross, David Robert
- Title
- Diary of David Robert Ross, Lieutenant Governor of Tobago, 1851
- ID
- SC55
- Date
- 1851
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation note
Diary of David Robert Ross, Lieutenant Governor of Tobago, 1851. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
Biographical/Historical note
David Robert Ross was Lieutenant-Governor of the British colony of Tobago in the West Indies. According to H.I Woodcock's "History of Tobago" his commission was dated 11th February 1851, he was sworn in as Governor on 16th April 1851 and died in an accident when returning to Government House from a ball on 28th June 1851.
Scope and Contents note
The first page of the diary contains a list of books at Government House, Tobago - June 12, 1851. This is followed by a seven-page description of Tobago with information on the following subjects: aspects; soil and rocks; rivers; climate; vegetable products; trees; coffee and tobacco; sugar cane; game; divisions; parishes, estates; and roads. The diary itself begins with an entry on January 1; the last entry is on June 27, the day before his death.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine868-662-2002 Ext 82132
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased in 2004.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)