23rd Jan 1836 | 218 Enslaved | £3997 16s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
Claim by John Cargill, of St George, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from (Alderman) John Atkins, as mortgagee in fee for £18,000 sterling. John Atkins withdrew his counterclaim on 29/10/1835. 21/01/1836: 'Letter from John Atkins praying that the Comp money may be pd to him as the Attorney of Mr Cargill'.
T71/1593 p. 67, 19/01/1836: return of letters by Compensation Commission, giving authority to John Atkins to receive the award.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
50
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Estate
Skibo Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 George 50 (Skibo Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18137 [accessed 7th December 2024].
