19th Oct 1835 | 86 Enslaved | £1652 7s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 67.
T71/915 p. 34: original claim by George Cowell and Felix Booth, of Great Britain, as trustees for William White.
T71/872: claim from Daniel Stephenson, as the surviving executor of Geo. Burton (the mortgagee).
Jamaica Almanac (1838): two Hopewell estates in Hanover. One estate is registered to John Bucknor (deceased); the other estate is registered to Miles & Kington. This claim refers to the former.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): two Hopewell estates - one is registered to J. R. Bowen; the other is registered to the heirs of John T. Bucknor. This claim refers to the the latter, together with Hanover claim nos. 93 & 94 (see Hanover claim no. 37 for J. R. Bowen/ Miles & Kington's Hopewell estate).
T71/1212: Daniel Stephenson, of Guildford Street, London, counterclaimed as the surviving executor of George Burton (deceased). George Burton, of Trinity House, had a mortgage dating from September 1796, securing a debt to him of William White.
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Jamaica
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Hanover
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Claim No.
92
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Estate
Hopewell Estate
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Hanover 92 (Hopewell Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15403 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
