14th Dec 1835 | 15 Enslaved | £430 8s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 9.
T71/1602: letter dated 19/03/1834 from R.D. Clunie, late of Island of Jamaica now resident in London, arguing for higher compensation (£200) for enslaved tradesmen: see also St Andrews claim no. 480. He has 'sundry valuable coppersmith and plumber negroes' trained at a cost of £200 and more; states that head tradesmen get only 4 years apprenticeship.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
322
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 St Thomas-in-the-Vale 322', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14347 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
