23rd Jan 1836 | 160 Enslaved | £3545 10s 10d
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].
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
21
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Estate
Mulatto River
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 21 (Mulatto River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18141 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
