13th Feb 1837 | 20 Enslaved | £338 5s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 305.
Letter, dated 16/12/1836, from Petty Vaughan, stating that Henry Edward Walcott is executor to the late Mrs Morris.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
70
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 70', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13050 [accessed 29th December 2024].
