1st Feb 1836 | 195 Enslaved | £4011 18s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 308.
Philip John Miles & Thomas Kington versus Sarah Clarke & others.
T71/874: Miles and Kington were mortgagees and creditors under a decree in Chancery for £30,546 14s 1d, dated 23/05/1829. The claimant was originally Thomas Hine, receiver, Hyde Estate. Enslaved persons had been the property of Edward Clarke.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
35
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Estate
Hyde Estate
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Other association
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Mortgagee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Mortgagee)
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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 Trelawny 35 (Hyde Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12167 [accessed 31st December 2024].
