12th Jun 1837 | 49 Enslaved | £996 12s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 306.
T71/873: claim from Richard Barrett, of St James, as trustee under the will of Eliz. Dewar. Counterclaim from William Dewar, as the 'only surviving accepting Trustee in Great Britain of the will of Elizabeth B. Dewar whose right accrued under the will of her mother Green Barrett Plummer'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
26
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Estate
Richmond Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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 James 26 (Richmond Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13241 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
