Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 21 (Mulatto River)

23rd Jan 1836 | 160 Enslaved | £3545 10s 10d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 298.

T71/867: claim by John Ross, owner. Counterclaim from William Linwood of London by James Bryden his attorney, judgement creditor for £3733 2s 2d from October 1816.

Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838): John Ross of Mullatto River estate was present, but employed another gentleman, the same local magistrate, to act for him on account of his age and deafness' [p. 308]; 'he had been fined [£5] on a previous occasion for an assault on one of his apprentices' [p. 309]; short critical comments [p. lxvii].


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
Claim No.
21
Estate
Mulatto River
Contested
Yes

Associated Individuals (2)

Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
Awardee (Judgement creditor)

Associated Estates (1)