14th Mar 1836 | 50 Enslaved | £912 12s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 292.
T71/915 p. 202: claim by attorneys for William Peatt Litt.
T71/1186: counterclaim by William Harrison of Lime Street Sq. in London, merchant v. John Wright and John Bloxam Elin, attorneys to William Peatt Litt.
In 1831 William Peatt Litt and his partners John Joseph Harrison and William Harrison, all of Lime Street, were declared bankrupt; Nevile Reid, James Thomson of Billiter Sq.,and Isaac Westmoreland were all appointed assignees. In 1834 the Stanhope plantation was assigned by William Peatt Litt, John Joseph Harrison, Nevile Reid, James Thomson and Isaac Westmoreland to William Harrison.
T71/64 p. 244: 55 enslaved persons registered by George Wright, joint attorney with John Bloxam Elin of William Peatt Litt in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
134
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Estate
Stanhope
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Clarendon 134 (Stanhope)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14388 [accessed 21st November 2024].
