13th Jun 1836 | 56 Enslaved | £926 8s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: original claim by Joseph Reay, St Mary, owner-in-fee. These 3 were presumably his executors.
T71/42 pp. 178, 179 and 181: Joseph Reay registered enslaved persons in 1832.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St Mary
|
|
Claim No.
323
|
|
Estate
Mango Valley Plantation
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
|
|
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
|
|
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
|
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Mary 323 (Mango Valley Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13379 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
