23rd Nov 1835 | 134 Enslaved | £2652 16s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 7.
T71/854: claim from Lieutenant-general John Mitchell, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
215
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Estate
Mountain River Estate
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Collected by
Praed. BJM of Praeds, Sir J Mackworth, Vere Fane
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 John 215 (Mountain River Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18497 [accessed 5th November 2024].
