15th Aug 1836 | 203 Enslaved | £3558 14s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 305.
Edw. Jeffreis Esdaile & another versus George Hibbert & others. The Esdailes claimed as 'absolute owners' (by an indenture of 1st July 1831) of the undermortgage (of 1st May 1823) for £150,000 and upwards and more than £20,000 due on the mortgage and securities held by them.
T71/1608: letter from Baxendale & Co. re. this claim. States that Mrs Susannah Hylton, of 18 Queen St., Bloomsbury, London, administratrix of her husband Richard Brissett Lawrence, wants to file a counterclaim as legatee of Elizabeth Reid, of Belvidere.
TS11/603 1971 18/6/1839 Chancery suit between Edward Jeffreis Esdaile and Henry Esdaile v George Hibbert, since deceased and others. Thomas Reid of Belvidere estate indebted in 1796 to Thomas Hibbert, Edward Fuhr and George Hibbert, WI merchants.
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Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
14
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Estate
Belvidere[?]
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Awardee
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Hanover 14 (Belvidere[?])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14599 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
