11th Nov 1840 | 60 Enslaved | £1286 11s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/872: claim by Richard James Bucknor, as owner and tenant in tail. Counterclaim by Alexander Grant, as judgement creditor. The award was split: £418 0s 1d went to Alexander Grant; £868 0s 11d went to Richard James Bucknor.
T71/1608: letter, dated 14/02/1840, from Petty Vaughan, implying that Richard James Bucknor is in Jamaica ('my letter went by the packet of 15th January'). Letter from T. R. Bartrum, as agent of Alexander Grant, re. his efforts to retrieve a certificate from George Webster.
T71/198 p. 43: 61 enslaved persons registered by Richard James Bucknor, as owner and tenant in tail (under the 1793 will of Thos. Bucknor).
T71/198 p. 43: a loose piece of paper lists the legatees under the will of Thos. Bucknor.
Jamaica Almanac (1822): Friendship Grove estate registered to J. M. Bucknor, with 140 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): Friendship Grove estate registered to J. M. Bucknor, with 50 apprentices.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
46
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Estate
Friendship Grove Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Hanover 46 (Friendship Grove Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12674 [accessed 15th May 2024].
