1st Feb 1836 | 145 Enslaved | £3061 5s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 16.
T71/857: claim by James Bradshaw, Hugh Parkin and Augustus Hill Bradshaw, England, executors and trustees of John Blagrove.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
542
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Estate
Belle Air Pen
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Collected by
Shedden, Wm of H&S
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Jamaica St Ann 542 (Belle Air Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11304 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
