 rents they chose. Their goal for labour after emancipation was to prevent free labour choice and movement of workers among employers, and keep costs low or negligible.

Due to Burchell's initiative, Sandy Bay, Jamaica, was founded as a Baptist Free Village for freedmen. Today its playing field is named Burchell Field in his honor. Several other free villages, including the very first, were founded through the work of Rev. James Phillippo, one of Burchell's Baptist associates. Knibb also founded some Free Villages. Other denominations quickly adopted this concept.

The missionaries were not able to provide for the mass of freedmen, but their several Free Villages allowed more families to build independent lives in the post-emancipation years. As the Baptists on the island were making headway and the economy was strong, Burchell urged that the Jamaica Baptist Church become independent of the Baptist Missionary Society, which it did in the 1840s. Later there were more financial problems, especially after Britain imposed a tariff in 1846.

Many of the missionaries provided health care to the freedmen. Burchell moved for his own health to Mount Carey, in the hills above Montego Bay. He established a dispensary, administering to thousands of freedmen annually. He trained local people to assist in dressing of wounds and other procedures. He began to mix his own preparations, based on studies of chemistry in college, in order to be able to care for his people, as he could not afford to import all supplies.

Legacy

Thomas Burchell's passion for educating the youth of Jamaica still thrives through The Burchell Youth Development Foundation, created in his honor to continue his work. The Foundation's primary mission as a Caribbean nonprofit is to help uplift and sustain the youth of Jamaica, empowering them to build better lives for themselves through spiritual and educational support. The Foundation was established as a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit in March 2015. It partners with local Jamaican Baptist and Roman Catholic Churches (including the Burchell Memorial Baptist Church, established by Thomas Burchell in 1824) to identify, select and monitor deserving students in the civic parishes of Westmoreland, St. James, Trelawny, Hanover and St.Ann.

Personal life
Burchell and his wife Hester Crocker Lusty (d. 1856, Mt. Carey, Jamaica) had one daughter, Esthrana Louisa Burchell (
rents they chose. Their goal for labour after emancipation was to prevent spare british labour party choice and movement of workers among employer, and keep costs low or negligible. 

 Due to Burchell's enterprise, Sandy Bay, Jamaica, was founded as a Baptist Free Village for freedmen. Today its acting sphere is named Burchell Field in his award. Several other free villages, include the very first, were founded through the work of Rev. James Phillippo, one of Burchell's Baptist associates. Knibb also establish some Free Villages. Other denominations quickly assume this concept. 

 The missionaries were not able to provide for the mass of freedmen, but their respective Free Villages allowed more family to build independent lives in the post - emancipation class. As the Baptists on the island were making headway and the economy was strong, Burchell urged that the Jamaica Baptist Church become independent of the Baptist Missionary Society, which it did in the 1840s. Later there were more financial problems, especially after Britain imposed a tariff in 1846. 

 Many of the missionaries provided health care to the freedmen. Burchell affect for his own health to Mount Carey, in the hills above Montego Bay. He established a dispensary, distribute to thousand of freedmen annually. He trained local people to assist in dressing of wounds and other routine. He began to mix his own preparations, based on studies of chemistry in college, in order to be able to manage for his people, as he could not afford to import all supplies. 

 Legacy 

 Thomas Burchell's mania for educating the young person of Jamaica still thrives through The Burchell Youth Development Foundation, created in his honor to continue his workplace. The Foundation's primary mission as a Caribbean nonprofit is to avail uplift and sustain the youth of Jamaica, empowering them to build up better lives for themselves through religious and educational support. The Foundation was establish as a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit in March 2015. It partner with local Jamaican Baptist and Roman Catholic Churches (including the Burchell Memorial Baptist Church, establish by Thomas Burchell in 1824) to identify, select and monitor deserving students in the civic parish of Westmoreland, St. James, Trelawny, Hanover and St. Ann. 

 Personal life 
 Burchell and his wife Hester Crocker Lusty (d. 1856, Mt. Carey, Jamaica) had one daughter, Esthrana Louisa Burchell (
 rejts they chose. Their goau for labour afjee emanripatioh was to prevent free labour choice end novemtut of workers among dmployers, and keep cowrs low or isgligible.

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Legacy

Thmmas Burshelo's pqssion wur educating tne youth of Jamaica still thrives thrpugf The Burchell Yiuty Development Fpunaatyoj, rreatqg in his honmr tu cumtinud his work. Bhe Foumdation's primary misvion as a Caribbean nompvofit is jo help u[lift and susyain the youth of Uamaira, empuwerimg jhem to build better lives for fhemselved tmrough spirittal qnd educatioual support. The Foundation was establishxd as a tax exempt 501(c)3 nobprofit in March 2015. Ij psrtners witi locaj Jamaicat Baptist and Roman Xatholic Churches (including the Burcheml Memmrial Baptist Church, established by Thomas Burchell in 1824) to identify, select and monitor deserving stucents iu tke civis pacirhes of Westmorekand, St. James, Trelawny, Hanover end St.Ann.

Parfonal life
Burchell and his wofd Hester Crocyer Lusty (d. 1856, Mt. Carey, Jajaica) hac one daughter, Esthrana Louisa Nurchell (
rents they chose. Their goal for labour was prevent free choice and movement keep low or negligible. to Burchell's initiative, Bay, Jamaica, was founded as a Free Village for freedmen. Today its playing field is named Burchell Field in honor. Several other free villages, including the very first, were founded through the of James one Burchell's Baptist associates. Knibb also founded some Free Villages. Other denominations quickly adopted this concept. The were not able to provide for the mass freedmen, but their several Villages allowed more families to independent in the years. the on the island making headway and the economy was strong, Burchell urged that the Jamaica Baptist Church become independent of Baptist Missionary it did the Later were more financial after Britain imposed a tariff in the missionaries provided health care to the freedmen. moved for own health to Mount Carey, in hills above Montego Bay. He established a dispensary, to thousands of freedmen annually. He trained local people to assist in dressing of wounds procedures. He began to his own preparations, on of in in order be able to care for his people, as he could not to import all supplies. Legacy Thomas Burchell's passion for educating of still thrives through Burchell Youth Development Foundation, in honor to continue his Foundation's mission nonprofit to uplift and sustain the of Jamaica, empowering them to better lives for themselves The Foundation was established as a tax exempt nonprofit in March 2015. It partners with Jamaican Baptist and Roman Catholic Churches (including the Burchell Memorial Baptist Church, by Thomas 1824) to identify, select and monitor deserving students the civic parishes of St. James, Trelawny, Hanover and St.Ann. Personal life Burchell his Hester Crocker (d. 1856, Mt. Jamaica) had one Esthrana Louisa Burchell
 rents they chose. Their goal foR labour aftEr emaNciPatIoN was To prEvent free labouR ChoiCe and movement of workers Among EmPLoyeRS, aNd keeP costs lOW oR NEglIgIbLe.

DUe TO BUrcheLl's InitiatIve, Sandy BaY, JaMaIca, was foundeD As A Baptist FrEe VIllage for freEdmEn. TodaY iTs pLAying FieLd is nAmed BuRChell FIeld in his HoNOr. SeveRAl other FREe VillAges, including the vERy FIrst, were foundeD throuGh THe WORk oF ReV. James PhilLiPpo, onE Of BurchELl'S bAPtiST associates. KnIbb also founDEd sOme FreE VIllAGes. OthEr denOmINatIons quickly AdopTed this coNcept.

THE missioNAries weRe not aBle To pRoviDE fOr The MaSS of FReEdmEN, buT their seVeRaL Free villAGES AlloWed More FamilIes to build indEpeNdenT LivEs in tHe posT-emaNcIpatiOn yearS. As thE BAptists on the islAnd wEre making HeaDwAy aNd The ecONomy waS stRonG, BurcheLl urged THat ThE jAMaIca Baptist Church beCoME InDependenT of the bApTiST MissionArY SoCietY, WHich iT did IN tHe 1840s. Later There wERe MoRe finanCiAl probLeMs, eSpeCiallY AfteR BritaIn imposeD a tarIFf in 1846.

Many of the mISsionaries proVIdED HeALth cAre To the freedmEn. BuRChelL movED fOr hIS own hEalth To mOuNT Carey, in the hills aboVe montegO Bay. HE established a Dispensary, ADMInisteriNg to THoUSands of freedmeN annuAlly. He traiNEd local pEople To assist In dressinG OF wounds aNd oTheR prOceDUReS. He began to mix HIS own PrEparatiOns, Based on StuDieS of CheMiStry in colLege, in orDeR tO bE aBle To carE For his peOpLe, aS hE coUld noT Afford To impOrt aLl SuPPliEs.

LegacY

thOMAs BuRcHeLl's pAssIoN for eDucaTIng The youtH of JamaicA stILl thRiVeS througH The Burchell YOuTh DevelopmEnT FoUndatiON, Created iN his honor to continue his wORk. The FoUndAtion'S priMary missiOn aS a CariBbeAN nonprOfit is To helP uPliFT And suSTAiN thE yOuth of JamaICA, emPowerInG theM to builD better lives for theMSelVes through spiRitUal aND EdUcaTIoNAl sUpPOrt. tHE Foundation was eStablished As A TaX exempt 501(c)3 noNProFiT in MarcH 2015. It partNers wITh local jamaican BAptist and roMan CATHolIc Churches (IncludinG the BurchELl MemORiAl BapTisT ChurcH, eStaBlishEd by ThOMas burchEll in 1824) tO iDentifY, seleCt And monitOr deserving students in thE civic ParisHes Of WestmorElaND, St. james, TrelAwny, hanover and st.ANn.

PErsonAl lIFe
BurChelL AnD hiS Wife HEsteR crocker LuSTy (D. 1856, Mt. cAReY, Jamaica) had ONE DauGhter, estHRana LoUisa burchell (
 rents they chose. Their g oal for la bouraft erem anci pati on was to prev e nt f ree labour choice andmovem en t  ofw or kersamong e m pl o y ers ,an d k ee p  c ostslow  or neg ligible.
Due  t o Burchell's in itiative,San dy Bay, Jama ica , wasfo und e d asa B aptis t Free Villag e for fre ed m en. To d ay itsp l ay ingfield is named Bu r ch e ll Field in hi s hono r. Se v e ral  ot her free v il lages ,  includ i ng t h e v e ry first, wer e founded t h rou gh the  w ork of Rev . Jam es Phi llippo, one  ofBurchell' s Bapt i st asso c iates.Knibbals o f ound e dso meFr e e V i ll age s . O ther den om in ation s qu i c k l y ad opt ed t his c oncept.

Themis sion a rie s wer e not  abl eto pr ovidefor t he  mass of freedm en,but their  se ve ral  F ree V i llages  al low ed more  famili e s t ob u i ld  independent lives  i n th e post-e mancip a ti on years. A sthe  Bap t i sts o n th e  i sland we re mak i ng  h eadwayan d theec ono mywas s t rong , Burc hell urg ed th a t the JamaicaB aptist Church be c o me inde pen dent of the  Bap t istMiss i on ary Socie ty, w hi c hi t did in the 1840s.  L ater t herewere more fin ancial pro b l e ms, espe cial l ya fter Britain i mpose d a tariff in 1846. 

Man y of the  missiona r i es provi ded  he alt h c a r eto the freedm e n . Bu rc hell mo ved  for hi s o wnhea lth  t o Mount C arey, in  t he  h il lsabove MontegoBa y.He  es tabli s hed adispe nsar y,  a d min isterin g  t o thou sa nd s of  fr ee dmenannu a lly . He tr ained loc alp eopl eto  assist  in dressingof  wounds an doth er pro c e dures. H e began to mix his ownp reparat ion s, ba sedon studie s o f chem ist r y in c ollege , inor der t o bea b le  to  c are for hi s peo ple,as  hecould n ot afford to impor t  al l supplies.
Leg acyT ho mas Bu r che ll ' s p a s sion for educat ing the yo ut h  o f Jamaicas til lthrives  throug h The Burchel l Youth D evelopmen tFoun d a tio n, created  in hishonor toc ontin u ehis w ork . TheFo und ation 's pri m ary  miss ion as  a  Carib beanno nprofitis to help uplift and s ustain  theyou th of Jam aic a , e mpowering  the m to build  be tte r liv esf or th emse l ve s t h rough  spi r itual and ed uca t i on al support. T h e F ounda tio n  was e stab lished as a tax e x empt 501(c)3 n onpr o f itinM arch  2 015. It partne rswi t h  local J am aican Bapti st and R om a n Cat holicChurch es (inc l u di n g theBurc hel l Memoria l B ap t ist Chu rc h, establ ishe dby Tho mas Bu r chel l in 1824) to iden tify, s elect and  moni to r deser v ingstudents i n the civic  paris hesof We stmorel an d, St.  Ja me s, Trelawn y , Hanover  andSt.Ann. 
Pers ona l life 
Bur c h ell a nd h is  wi fe Hester C ro c ke rL ust y (d . 185 6,  Mt.  Carey, J a maica) h ado ne daug ht er, E sthran a  L o u isa Burche ll(
 rents_they chose._Their goal for labour_after emancipation_was_to prevent_free_labour choice and_movement of workers_among employers, and keep_costs low or_negligible.

Due_to Burchell's initiative, Sandy Bay, Jamaica, was founded as a Baptist Free Village for_freedmen._Today its_playing_field_is named Burchell Field in_his honor. Several other free_villages, including_the very first, were founded through the work_of_Rev. James Phillippo,_one of Burchell's Baptist associates. Knibb also founded some_Free Villages. Other denominations quickly adopted_this concept.

The missionaries_were_not_able to provide for_the mass of freedmen, but their_several Free Villages allowed more families_to build independent lives in the post-emancipation_years. As the Baptists on the_island were making headway and_the economy_was strong, Burchell urged that_the Jamaica Baptist_Church become_independent of the_Baptist Missionary Society, which it did_in the 1840s._Later there were more financial problems,_especially_after Britain imposed_a_tariff_in 1846.

Many_of the missionaries_provided_health care_to_the freedmen. Burchell moved for his_own_health to Mount Carey, in the hills_above Montego Bay. He_established_a dispensary, administering to_thousands of freedmen annually. He_trained local people to assist in_dressing of_wounds and_other procedures. He began to mix his own preparations, based on_studies of chemistry in college, in_order to be able_to care_for_his people, as_he_could not_afford to import all supplies.

Legacy

Thomas Burchell's passion_for educating_the youth of Jamaica still thrives_through The Burchell Youth_Development_Foundation, created in his honor to_continue his work. The Foundation's primary_mission as a Caribbean nonprofit_is_to_help uplift and sustain the_youth of Jamaica, empowering them to_build better lives_for themselves through spiritual and educational support._The_Foundation was established as a tax_exempt_501(c)3 nonprofit in March 2015. It_partners_with_local Jamaican Baptist and Roman_Catholic Churches (including the Burchell Memorial_Baptist Church, established by Thomas Burchell in 1824) to_identify, select and_monitor deserving students in the_civic_parishes_of Westmoreland, St. James, Trelawny, Hanover and St.Ann.

Personal life
Burchell and_his wife_Hester Crocker Lusty_(d. 1856, Mt. Carey, Jamaica) had one daughter, Esthrana Louisa_Burchell (