12th Jun 1837 | 21 Enslaved | £473 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 326.
The award was split: £470 went to Jas. King Went; £3 16s 8d went to Solomon B. Harper.
T71/899: claim by Solomon B. Harper, as the executor of Thos Bishop Harper. Counterclaim from Jas. King Went, of the Parish of St Geo, as the executor of George Thorpe, under a decree of chancery upon two judgements and executions, for £1412 3s 0 3/4d charged against 21 enslaved persons. The agent to Jas. King Went was John Glasgow Grant, of the Island of Barbados.
T71/1611: a petition to counterclaim from John Glasgow Grant, London Street, 28 Fitzroy Square, acting as the agent of persons residing in Barbados, including this claim and Barbados claim no. 258.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4071B
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Estate
Chimborazo
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Beneficiary deceased
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Not a claimant (Attorney)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'Barbados 4071B (Chimborazo)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/1076 [accessed 26th November 2024].
