7th Dec 1835 | 128 Enslaved | £2830 15s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 103.
NB: this must be Hillsborough estate. See J. R. Ward, 'The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834', Economic History Review, 31 (2) (May, 1978), pp. 197-213, p 213, figures for Hillsborough Dominica and Cane Garden St Vincent, having together 230 enslaved persons and making £1551 or 7.5% 1820-2, sourced to Royal Commonwealth Society library, London Greg papers and Rhodes House Library, Greg Papers. Family of John Greg (1716-95), first Govt Commissioner for sale of land, owned Hertford and Hillsborough. See St Vincent claim no. 547 for Cane Garden.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p 99: attorney of Hillsborough 'having lately adopted liberal views.'
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
319
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Estate
[Hillsborough]
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Collected by
Greg, Thomas ktm illeg
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 319 ([Hillsborough])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10275 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
