7th Aug 1837 | 101 Enslaved | £1648 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309.
T71/877: claim from Owen Pell, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Harriett Colquhoun, of Marseilles in France, a widow and executrix of Robert Colquhoun, for £3000 unpaid purchase money. Counterclaim from Owen Pell, 'of Antigua and of 26 Fitzroy Square London', 'as an execution creditor and as a legatee of the estate of John Mayer senior as owner-in-fee £5717 10s. NB this counter claim is only precautionary'.
T71/1609: letter, dated 04/09/1835, from Owen Pell, Northampton (Northamptonshire), expressing surprise to have news of a counterclaim, as 'I am not in debt to any person'.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
59
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Estate
Mayers
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Antigua 59 (Mayers)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/1242 [accessed 24th April 2024].
