14th Mar 1836 | 30 Enslaved | £626 2s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/860: claim by Robert Davies, as 'Administrator of Christian Johnston Williams and Attorney of James Scarlett, the real owner'.
T71/1190: counterclaim by Henry Lamotte, of 51 Brompton Sq., Brompton (London), who withdrew once the claim (a judgement for £814 5s 3d) was arranged to his satisfaction.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
398
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Estate
Spring Grove
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Manchester 398 (Spring Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14399 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
