Editing Plantation Estates In Grenada (section)

== Revolution Hall Estate Plantation, St. Johns Grenada ==
The '''Revolution Hall Estate''' was overseen by Joseph Barlow during the 1795 ‘insurrection’ in Grenada. Described in 1845 as a fertile sugar estate located about two to three miles from the village of Goyave, the estate was involved in a compensation claim in 1836. Richard Oliver Smith, the owner-in-fee, claimed compensation for 168 slaves at the estate amounting to £4210 16s 8d. However, successful counterclaims by the Baillie brothers, acting as mortgagees, resulted in Smith receiving no compensation.

Richard Oliver Smith (May 1788 - ????) was the illegitimate son of Grenada slave-owner '''William Smith''' and Sarah Jean. He lived in Britain from around 1793 to 1833. Richard's father’s will, dated 1793, left provisions for Sarah Jean and their children, including Richard, who was five years old at the time. Richard Smith married twice: first to Harriet Gee in 1806, with whom he had a daughter, Emily, and later to Mary Broderip in 1819, with whom he had a daughter, Elizabeth Georgiana.

Records from the '''Revolution Hall Estate''', including accounts from 1821, provide detailed lists of slaves, livestock, and estate maintenance. These documents are held at the '''Burke Library, Hamilton College''', and include correspondence about the estate's unprofitability in the early 1830s. In 1833, Richard moved to Grenada, and his daughter Emily later married Rev. John Nurse in 1835.<ref>Grenada Heritage: Our Plantations – part 3 ~ Grenada National Archives</ref>
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