12th Oct 1835 | 54 Enslaved | £1016 3s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 55.
T71/870: claim from William Samuel Witter, of St Elizabeth, as agent to Dorothy Witter.
T71/177 p. 503: William Samuel Witter registered 53 enslaved persons, as agent to Dorothy Witter, in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Carlisle estate registered to Dorothy Witter, with 15 enslaved persons.
T71/1001: claim signed by William Samuel Witter. A note from W.B. Newman, a surgeon and medical man to the family, states that Dorothy Witter is an aged person and has been blind for the last 45 years; she is the sister of William Samuel Witter.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
84
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Estate
Carlisle
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Collected by
Cohen, Hymen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Other association
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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 St Elizabeth 84 (Carlisle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12934 [accessed 25th November 2024].
