... from the labouring of slaves on his plantations. This is a map of Nevis in Jan 1871: The map is reliable because it's primary drawn in 1871, I don't' think it's biased because its an informative document and therefore isn't altered as people will go the wrong way. However, I don't think it's very useful because though Pinney is mentioned in the map there is no link to slavery. "The West Indian Fortune" by R. Rogers (1950) is more useful because it tells us that the places on the map are Pinney's plantations, furthermore alternative names are provided which make the plantations more personal. Together they support that Pinney owned plantations. The map is more reliable and because it's primary, despite the fortune being secondary the map confirms theses sites exist. This proves he had plantations but not slaves. Pinney's attitude to slaves portrays he had them on his plantations. Though ...

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