▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Dallas ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁M uss el burgh , ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁under ▁James ▁El ph inst on ▁at ▁K ens ington , ▁London . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple , ▁but ▁on ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁went ▁to ▁J ama ica ▁to ▁take ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁est ates ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁inherited , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁there . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁he ▁visited ▁England ▁and ▁married . ▁He ▁returned ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁to ▁J ama ica . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁res igned ▁his ▁post ▁and ▁left ▁J ama ica , ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁health . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Dallas ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁of ▁Europe , ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁when ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁occurred . ▁He ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁in ▁America , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Castle ▁estate ▁on ▁J ama ica , ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁aut umn ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁at ▁Sainte - Ad resse ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁France , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Le ▁Hav re . ▁ ▁Works ▁Dallas ▁wrote ▁a ▁great ▁deal : ▁he ▁said ▁himself ▁that ▁he ▁aim ed ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Jacob ins ▁and ▁" conf usion ". ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Mar o ons ▁( 1 8 0 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁Dallas ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁documentation ▁of ▁J ama ican ▁history ▁with ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Mar o ons