12th Oct 1835 | 280 Enslaved | £5362 6s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/867: claim by James Johnson, Portland, attorney for Edmund Bryan.
Jamaican Alamanac (1832): estate owned by William Bryan.
See also Portland claim no. 204.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
12
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Estate
Muir Town (sp?) Estate
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Collected by
Bryan, Edmund
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 12 (Muir Town (sp?) Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11903 [accessed 14th November 2024].
