18th Jan 1836 | 309 Enslaved | £5501 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from Hutchison M. Scott, of Westmoreland, as owner-in-fee.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 260: reference to William Hamilton, a man of colour and overseer on Lenox: 'On these estates the evils of slavery have, we believe, been mitigated to a greater extent, than on any others in Jamaica'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
470
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Estate
Hopeton and Lennox
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Collected by
Lawrence, Charles
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Westmoreland 470 (Hopeton and Lennox)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15739 [accessed 27th December 2024].
