21st Dec 1835 | 28 Enslaved | £504 13s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 57.
T71/870: claim from John Burton, of St Elizabeth, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Content estate registered to Elizabeth Burton (with 110 enslaved persons).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
308
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Estate
Content Pen
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Collected by
Morrice, Wm
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 308 (Content Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17590 [accessed 27th April 2024].
