Richard was the great-grandson of Samuel Walter, who owned Chancery Hall, a plantation in Jamaica.¹ ⁵

 

Samuel Walter left his Yorkshire property and that plantation to his only daughter, Mary Ann, who was Richard's great-aunt. She died in 1820, (while Richard was still at Christ's) leaving her estate to Richard.² ³

 

Richard's ownership of the estate was interconnected with 'Ralph Lacy', who may have been his brother, acting as his great-aunt's and his attorney. In 1823, Richard was registered as the owner of the estate and the 148 enslaved people on it. He owned a peak of 162 enslaved people on the estate in 1825.⁴

 

By 1836 the plantation appears to have left Richard's possession, and no compensation claim has been identified as relating to the estate.⁴