23rd Dec 1835 | 43 Enslaved | £836 5s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
348A: £418 2s 6d went to Vaughan.
348B: £418 2s 6d went to Grant.
T71/873: claim by Richard Elmas Breary, of St James, in right of his wife and on behalf of her brothers. Counterclaim from 'Wm Vaughan & others, assignees of the whole compensation 22/6/1835'.
William Vaughan, as attorney for John Vernon (of Trelawny), withdrew Vernon's counterclaim as 'legatee under the will of late Wm Vernon'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
348A & B
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Estate
Mount Vernon
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Collected by
Vaughan, Wm (A); Lindsay, WJ, atty (B)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Legatee)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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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 James 348A & B (Mount Vernon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18900 [accessed 31st December 2024].
