For those of you who subscribe to Footnote, I came upon a 47 July 1840 letter signed by owners of estates in St. John's. It is catalogued within "Overview of the Votes by The Planters of St. Croix," but the St. John's letter is tucked in at the end, beginning on page 80. The handwriting is difficult, but the estate names & owners can probably be made out by those more familiar with St. John's. http://www.footnote.com/image/179173102/#179174144 Happy hunting all, Laura