13th Jan 1843 | 70 Enslaved | £1297 0s 1d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/871: claim from George Kirlew, receiver in Ladbroocke vs Ricketts. Counterclaim from Thomas Bourke Ricketts, either as tenant in tail or as devisee in fee of George Crawford Ricketts (his father), 31/03/1746 and 26/05/1751.
T71/1593 p. 383: letter, dated 30/01/1837, to Thomas B. Ricketts, of Combe near Leominster, stating that the money is with the Accountant General (?).
T71/1594 p. 357: letter, dated 07/09/1841, to T. B. Ricketts, of Combe near Leominster (Herefordshire), stating that there is no jurisdiction for counterclaim.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
75
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Estate
Prospect Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Receiver)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Westmoreland 75 (Prospect Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13286 [accessed 18th April 2024].
