17th Oct 1836 | 142 Enslaved | £3877 2s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
T71/880: claim by F.Y. Checkley, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Aeneas Barkly, of Lime St, survivor of Henry Davidson in a term of 1000 years for securing £30,000. Balance due of £13707 19s 11d besides 5 years installments. The claim was bitterly contested by Comte de Thiard, including a Notice of Appeal versus the award. Aeneas Barkly died, hence the award was made to Henry Barkly.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
446
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Estate
Mount Parnassus Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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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'Grenada 446 (Mount Parnassus Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10585 [accessed 21st November 2024].
