tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post8851043920801441376..comments2023-05-05T02:43:36.225-07:00Comments on Meet Me by the Sea: Whitehall Great House in Negril JamaicaDoctorOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951506532623626336noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-46005748950523333802019-04-16T17:44:05.969-07:002019-04-16T17:44:05.969-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082759888960062968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-53479855528758792802018-06-25T15:58:06.787-07:002018-06-25T15:58:06.787-07:00I stayed at the Whitehall Estate in 1974. At that ...I stayed at the Whitehall Estate in 1974. At that time it was owned by the Mitchell family, ancestors of the original owners who were granted 400 acres by the king of England. They had Black employees who referred to the owner as 'masta'. I asked the owner about this and was told these employees were ancestors of the original slaves who worked there, and they insisted on calling him 'masta', as was the original custom Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-63823649589837485022015-04-23T14:50:14.860-07:002015-04-23T14:50:14.860-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844305021115128860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-83168361071031679352013-10-29T10:47:01.583-07:002013-10-29T10:47:01.583-07:00I spent a summer at Whitehall in 1970........I ...I spent a summer at Whitehall in 1970........I 'was told' it was owned by the Mitchell family....the parents lived<br />in MoBay and the property was managed by their son, Hunter Mitchell (a cousin of my girlfriend). I 'was told' <br />family heirs had been members of the Tories during the American Revolution......after the revolution the family <br />was given this land (3-400 acres) by the British government. <br /><br />At the time I stayed there, they were farming sugar beets and raising polo ponies. The workers were Black and<br />referred to Hunter as 'Master Hunter'. I asked Hunter about this and he told me that 'try as he may, the family of<br />workers had been on the plantation for over 100 years and he could not break them of this habit'. I remember,<br />about a 1/2 mile E of downtown, we took a right by a river flowing from the south (supposedly part of the plantation), then took another right up a dirt road.....at the top, a left turn and Whitehall. <br /><br />In retrospect, I do not know if my girlfriend was related to the mother's or father's side of the family, so I do<br />not know if 'Mitchell' was the original name of the family who was initially given the land by England (it could<br />have been the mother's side of the family). <br /><br />I had a wonderful experience, this I know. We rode the horses along the beach and they had a catamaran<br />for sailing and a small boat for cruising the river (blue crabs living in holes along the river banks). There was<br />a gazebo on the north side of the house where we had our morning coffee and our first spliff of the day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-81893808303521580822012-07-16T09:43:09.845-07:002012-07-16T09:43:09.845-07:00Joe I would love to hear some of your stories abou...Joe I would love to hear some of your stories about your life in Jamaica. Please come back and share.<br /><br />Respect <br />doctoroDoctorOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951506532623626336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-78051856442095039442012-07-16T09:41:25.046-07:002012-07-16T09:41:25.046-07:00Spencer, I would love to see any pictures you woul...Spencer, I would love to see any pictures you would care to share.DoctorOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951506532623626336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-31552668414605710582012-07-16T05:29:41.391-07:002012-07-16T05:29:41.391-07:00Im from Good Hope But Lived Next To The Great Hous...Im from Good Hope But Lived Next To The Great House... readin this brings back memories.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-73885453990653225192012-02-27T20:32:30.721-08:002012-02-27T20:32:30.721-08:00Hi there,
I travel to Negril and stay in Good Hope...Hi there,<br />I travel to Negril and stay in Good Hope, just above the Marl Pit with friends and family. I recently spent some time at the tree you wrote about and at the great house, also at the desecrated grave and about the bush therein. I'd love to say hello in person one day if you ever want a visitor. Holler at me and I'll give you a link to some beautiful photos of your hometown :):):) lotswilderness@gmail.com<br /><br />SpencerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-6045423586208196762011-03-03T06:15:23.760-08:002011-03-03T06:15:23.760-08:00Greetigs Harvest Girl
Welcome to my space. Happy ...Greetigs Harvest Girl<br /><br />Welcome to my space. Happy that you enjoyed. Isn't amazing how one can get caught up in the story telling and see themself in the story itself.<br /><br />Hope you continue to follow my blog, I hope there will be something else you can identify with.<br /><br />Bless<br />ODoctorOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951506532623626336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202329156420498344.post-55568857960169076632011-02-20T07:20:30.674-08:002011-02-20T07:20:30.674-08:00this is beautiful~ thank you so much for posting.....this is beautiful~ thank you so much for posting.. i feel everything you are saying and visualizing exactly what you did~Harvest Girl ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00018278277319560954noreply@blogger.com