2nd Nov 1835 | 21 Enslaved | £546 19s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 98.
T71/880: claim from John Fergusson, as executor to the late Robt. Fergusson and guardian to his heirs.
T71/329 pp. 73-4: enslaved persons were registered by John Fergusson in 1834.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
598
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Estate
L'Esperance
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Collected by
Hankey, J Alexander of Thomson Hankey
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 598 (L'Esperance)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10778 [accessed 25th April 2024].
