Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract: The Story of a Tangled Inheritance

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Richard wasn’t just a shrewd man of means: he wasn’t bad-looking, either. Yet the woman he loved wouldn’t accept his marriage proposal because he was of inferior social rank.

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What would you do if you found out that your ancestors were slave owners? Richard Atkinson was in his late thirties, and approaching a milestone he had long dreaded – the age at which his father died – when one day he came across a box of old family letters gathering dust on top of a cupboard. This discovery set him on an all-consuming, highly emotional journey, ultimately taking him from the weather-beaten house of his Cumbrian ancestors to the abandoned ruins of their sugar estates in Jamaica. Richard’s searches led him to one forebear in particular, an earlier Richard Atkinson, a West India merchant who had shipped all the British army’s supplies during the American War of Independence, and amassed staggering wealth and connections along the way. Big Brother's Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan reveal they've ditched their 'platonic' moniker and share plans for their first date White Lotus stars Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall kept romance private over fears they would 'disrupt the show' Linda Robson takes granddaughters Betsy and Lila to CBeebies pantomime afterannouncing split from her husband of 33 years Mark Dunford Leaving your beauty routine out in the cold? Three beauty experts on the skin, hair and nail tips they're giving their celebrity clients this winter

Richard's searches led him to one forebear in particular, an earlier Richard Atkinson, a West India merchant who had shipped all the British army's supplies during the American War of Independence, and amassed staggering wealth and connections along the way. 'Rum' Atkinson died young, at the height of his powers, leaving a vast inheritance to his many nephews and nieces, as well as the society beauty who had refused his proposal of marriage; forty years of litigation followed as his heirs wrangled over his legacy. Inside Brad Pitt's HQ of broken dreams in New Orleans: Hollywood star's nonprofit office in shambles following years of legal battles New Dessert Masters host Melissa Leong 'considers new career role' after huge Channel Seven star quits show following 20 years on-air In my life as a publisher, I was used to working collaboratively - the aspect of the job that I loved most of all - but it dawned on me that no one could share the burden of writing Mr Atkinson's Rum Contract. It was my mountain, and I would have to climb it alone. For a while, I was almost paralysed with fear at the vastness of the task I had set myself, and would lie awake at night wondering whether there was some way - without epic loss of face - that I could return the advance money and resume normal life.How much are the I'm A Celeb stars REALLY being paid? Industry expert hints at campmate's fees and puts his own price on what Farage could earn It turned out that securing a publisher was just the first foothill of a huge mountain range that lay ahead. The euphoria of the auction soon wore off as I grasped the size of the task that faced me. I was neither an academic drawing on a deep knowledge of colonial history, nor a journalist accustomed to bashing out a thousand words before lunch; I had to learn both the history of the period and the craft of writing more or less from scratch. I recall one petrifying afternoon, shortly after signing my book deal, sitting in the basement reading room at the London Library with my laptop open, a blank screen in front of me, having promised myself that this was the day I would start writing the book. I think I believed the words would start spilling out of my head. They did not. Huw Edwards 'to leave BBC after being given inquiry findings' into his alleged behaviour following sex pic scandal It helps you thrive from the inside out!': Meet the women who say this supplement is the secret to feeling fabulous in their 50s and 60s Hilary Duff keeps it casual in frayed blouse and brown sweats as she and husband Matthew Koma enjoy a family day with their kids in Studio City