16th Jan 1837 | 32 Enslaved | £520 14s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 304.
T71/871: claim from William Wiggin Ball, of Westmoreland, as owner in right of his wife.
T71/189 p. 54: William Wiggin Ball registered 29 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
694
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Estate
Chancellor's Hall
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Contested
Yes
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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 Westmoreland 694 (Chancellor's Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14623 [accessed 30th January 2025].
