16th Jan 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £918 19s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 63.
T71/871: claim from John McCreath and Charles Braine, as executors for the claimant Thomas Harper, of Westmoreland.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
269
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Estate
Prospect Hill
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Collected by
Armstrong, Chas. of Armstrong & Kirlew
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 269 (Prospect Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14200 [accessed 5th February 2025].
