16th Nov 1835 | 123 Enslaved | £2296 17s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 71.
T71/873: claim from Louisa Burke, of Paris, as owner.
T71/1608: letter, dated 10/08/1835, from W. Woodfield, Inspector General's Office, Custom House, asking: has a claim been forwarded for Louisa Burke? 'Mrs Burke desired her agent in the island to make the claim alluded to, and he has written to say that he has done so, but as the period is limited for such application she is anxious to know the fact'.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to William Litt Peat [sic].
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
164
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Estate
Newman Hall
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Collected by
Harrison, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 St James 164 (Newman Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15088 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
