1st May 1837 | 26 Enslaved | £534 17s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/860: claim by James Swaby. Counterclaim from Alexander Cowan and Benjamin Samuda, as administrators of David Samuda. David Samuda senior was executor of John James Swaby.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
154
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Estate
Waltham
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Manchester 154 (Waltham)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12187 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
