ninahdevi

Does anyone know more about John Michell? Or any resources on him outside of Wikipedia. I googled the phrase " of black complexion" to see what it's usage was back in the 18th century and it seems to be exactly how it sounds to describe people of African descent. Having just finished the book "the Black Count" i'm really interested in people who found positions of prominence in Europe in this time who were of non-European background. There seems to be very little information online about John Michell.