5th Oct 1835 | 50 Enslaved | £997 19s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 102.
T71/363 pp. 194-6: Wm. Greig registered 50 enslaved persons, as owner, on the Melvill Hall estate (St Andrew) in 1832.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
152
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Estate
St Andrew
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Collected by
Cockburn, Walter
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Dominica 152 (St Andrew)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10262 [accessed 4th July 2024].
