12th Oct 1835 | 291 Enslaved | £5370 13s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 53.
T71/869: claim from Luke Thomas Crossley, of England, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1832 & 1833): Lennox and White River estates registered to the heir of Benjamin Crossley.
Jamaica Almanac (1818): shows Benjamin Crossley as receiver.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
71
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Estate
Lennox Castle
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Collected by
Melville, JT
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 St George 71 (Lennox Castle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12996 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
