11th Apr 1836 | 79 Enslaved | £1862 6s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 183.
T71/561 p. 1: enslaved persons were registered by Susanna T. Alsop in 1834, having purchased them in the Court of Chancery. They were lately the property of Wm Hawkesworth.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
2072
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Estate
Edgehill
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Collected by
Moody, Thos atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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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:
'Barbados 2072 (Edgehill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/1499 [accessed 26th December 2024].
