13th May 1840 | 30 Enslaved | £637 17s 4d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/868: claim by Richard Cargill King, of Portland, in right of his wife and as guardian of children. 'Letter of Manning & Anderdon attached to claims'.
T71/157 p. 132: Richard Cargill King registered 29 enslaved persons in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Harmony estate is not shown; but Harmony Pen estate is registered to John Webber Hassell.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): 'Harmony' estate registered to Mrs E.L. King.
T71/868: letter from Maurice Jones, stating each of the trustees of the marriage settlement of R.C. King.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
12
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Estate
Harmony Plantation
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Beneficiary
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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 Portland 12 (Harmony Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13345 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
