14th Dec 1835 | 14 Enslaved | £275 2s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 15.
T71/1606: letters from John Strachan, Caithness, Thurso [Scotland] dated 18 and 20/11/1835, 'I hope there will be no stopage or delay in paying me, I am truly a native of St Ann Jamaica or say a Creole, the above is my property left me by Father and mother.' In a further letter dated 24/10/1835, he said 'I am no imposter', having been born in 1764, and having been in the Maroon wars; he made repeated references to a valuation of £700 for the enslaved people.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
335
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Awardee
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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 Ann 335', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13914 [accessed 19th April 2024].
