14th Dec 1835 | 334 Enslaved | £5742 19s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 301.
Alexander Thomson & others versus Alexander Grant & others.
T71/869: claim by Alexander Grant, of London, as acting executor and trustee of Alexander Donaldson. 'Paid to Accountant General under order of Court in Thompson vs Grant'.
NDO4/2: Jamaica Special signed for by Alex. Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to the heirs of Alexander Donaldson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
68
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Estate
Lowlayton Estate
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Collected by
Grant, Alexander
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 George 68 (Lowlayton Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14266 [accessed 15th November 2024].
