16th Jul 1838 | 122 Enslaved | £2369 11s 2d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/860: claim by Geo. Atkinson and Henry Forbes, as receivers of the estate of Charles Forbes in the cause of Adams et al. versus Forbes.
The suit of Forbes v Adams in 1839 gives the background of Charles Forbes and his wife Mary mortgaging two estates in 1818 to 'Adams, Robertson, Greenfield and Atkinson.' Previously the estates were part of the marriage settlement of Charles Forbes and Mary Clutterbuck August 1800.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
72
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Estate
Hired on Glasgow
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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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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Manchester 72 (Hired on Glasgow)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15228 [accessed 21st December 2024].
