11th Jan 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £662 3s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 25.
T71/860: claim from James Stevenson, as executor of John Geddes.
T71/73 p. 166: enslaved persons registered in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Elgin estate registered to the estate of John Geddes.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Elgin estate registered to John Geddes.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
440
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Estate
Elgin
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Collected by
Green, EF
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 440 (Elgin)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12432 [accessed 25th April 2024].
