16th Oct 1837 | 31 Enslaved | £613 7s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/860: shows Messrs Gibbs and Bright, judgement for creditors dated June 1812. Original claim from Sarah Church, as executrix of Thomas Wear Tayler. Gibbs and Bright were awarded £523 9s 11d and were 'to hold the residue for the Claimant'. Letter, dated 16/09/1837, from A. [?] Gibbs and Sons, 47 Lime St., enclosing deed of assignment and asking for the award to be made to 'our friends Messrs George Gibbs and Robert Bright'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
272
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Estate
Auchenbeddie (sp?)
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 272 (Auchenbeddie (sp?))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14625 [accessed 21st November 2024].
