19th Oct 1835 | 142 Enslaved | £2848 7s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 66.
T71/915 p. 130: claim from P. J. Miles and T. Kingston, of Bristol, as proprietors.
James A. Thome and Joseph H. Kimball, Emancipation in the West Indies: A six months' tour in Antigua, Barbadoes, and Jamaica in the year 1837 (New York, American Anit-slavery Society, 1838) p. 409: the authors refer to S. Oughton's characterisation of 'shameful and exorbitant demands' for rent on the estates of Mr Miles, MP for Bristol.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
37
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Estate
Hopewell Estate
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Collected by
Bradshaw, JH
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 37 (Hopewell Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15989 [accessed 26th December 2024].
