22nd May 1837 | 35 Enslaved | £915 18s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: awarded to Thomas Bassett, owner-in-fee.
T71/1200: identifies Thomas Bassett as of St Thomas-in-the-East.
T71/150 p. 30: 34 enslaved persons registered by Thomas Bassett in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
218
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Estate
Richmond Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 218 (Richmond Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17883 [accessed 7th May 2024].
