Barbados 472 (Cane Wood)

14th Mar 1836 | 34 Enslaved | £811 14s 8d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 174.

Kathleen Mary Butler, The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados 1823-1843 (Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, 1995) p. 103: shows that Susanna Charlotte Duke sold the Cane Wood estate to John G. Grant in 1833 for £5,000; John G. Grant agreed to clear all debts. The appraised value was £3,887.

T71/1593 p. 120: letter, dated 24/02/1836, to John Grant Esq., 27 Great Russell St., Bedford Square, referring to the status of Barbados claim nos. 258, 533, 4071, 4566 and 5191.

T71/553 p. 286: John G. Grant registered 34 enslaved persons in 1834. They were purchased from S.C. Duke, the executrix of Wm. Moore (deceased).


Further Information

Colony
Barbados
Claim No.
472
Estate
Cane Wood
Collected by
Grant, JG[lasgow]
Uncontested
Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

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Associated Estates (1)