18th Jan 1836 | 106 Enslaved | £2002 4s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 49.
T71/867: awarded to James Forsyth, Kingston, owner-in-fee.
See B. W. Higman, Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) pp. 66-67 for James Forsyth as attorney in St Thomas-in-the-East for 9 properties in 1832.
See also St Thomas-in-the-East claim no. 439.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
438
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Estate
Middleton Estate
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Collected by
Brooke, James of RAddison, JB, RCutter
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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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'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 438 (Middleton Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15645 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
