16th Nov 1835 | 84 Enslaved | £2230 12s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 97.
T880: claim from Donald McMillan, owner-in-fee.
436: £2222 7s 6d, for 83 enslaved persons, was awarded to Donald McMillan on 16/11/1835.
436A: £8 12s, for one enslaved person, was awarded to Donald M'Millan on 13/06/1836.
T71/880: 'Appraisement of the above Runaway as an aged female value £25'.
Edward L. Cox, Free coloreds in the slave societies of St Kitts and Grenada, 1763-1833 (Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press, 1984) p. 61, identifies Donald McMillan as a free coloured.
T71/1609: letter, dated 03/05/1836, from Marryats, stating that a letter from Donald McMillan has been received, in which he states that 'Diana the runaway woman was caught and valued at £25 sterling'.
T71/333 p. 106: enslaved persons were registered by Donald M'Millan, 'in lawful possession' in 1834.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
436 & A
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Estate
Perseverance Estate
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Grenada 436 & A (Perseverance Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10528 [accessed 13th January 2025].
