19th Dec 1836 | 101 Enslaved | £2824 8s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
T71/880: claim by John Stokes, for and on behalf of the proprietors of the Preference Estate. Counterclaim by Nathaniel Snell Chauncy, of the City of London, merchant, as mortgagee for £11000. Counterclaim from Wm. Vizard, of 51 Lincoln's Inn Fields, as mortgagee.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
761
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Estate
Preference Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 761 (Preference Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10700 [accessed 25th November 2024].
