17th Jul 1837 | 57 Enslaved | £1170 0s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 302.
The award was split: £747 4s 4d went to Mary & Catherine Dickenson, 17/07/1837; £422 16s (plus interest on £506 16s 8d) went to Jane Stephens, dated 06/11/1837.
T71/870: claim from Mary Thompson, as owner. Counterclaim from Mary & Catherine Dickenson, as residuary devisees under a deed dated 05/03/1800. Jane Stephens claimed under a deed dated 04/08/1786.
T71/1593 p. 153: letter, dated 30/03/1836, to Mrs Mary Dickenson, Weston-super-Mare, re. the timing on this claim.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
673 (part)
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Estate
Dettengen (p?) and Happy Grove
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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 Elizabeth 673 (part) (Dettengen (p?) and Happy Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15257 [accessed 26th November 2024].
