12th Oct 1835 | 35 Enslaved | £725 1s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 53.
T71/869: claim from Horatio Guscott, as administrator of Frances Guscott.
T71/1593 p. 42: letter, dated 06/01/1836, to 'Joseph Sleigh, working cutler, St Thomas' Exeter (Devon)', stating that it is too late to claim on St George claim no. 98, which has been awarded already to H. Guscott.
T71/1607: letter, dated 04/01/1836, from Joseph Sleigh, a residuary legatee of the late Francis Guscott, one of six residuary legatees - '5 sisters and one brother'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
98
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Estate
Buff Bay
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Collected by
Geddes, Geo.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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 George 98 (Buff Bay)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11891 [accessed 24th December 2024].
