21st Dec 1835 | 314 Enslaved | £5507 18s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
Washington Hibbert & others v Thomas Hibbert & others. See St Mary claims nos. 1 and 10. This appears to have been an administrative suit (rather than conflictual) under the will of Thomas Hibbert of Agualta Vale.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
3
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Estate
Not given but Agualta Vale
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Mary 3 (Not given but Agualta Vale)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17735 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
