24th Apr 1837 | 117 Enslaved | £2221 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 292.
T71/859: claim by John Thomas Howell, executor and trustee of Thos P. Howell. Counterclaim by Evan McPherson (awarded £265 0s 1d) and by Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe, Bartolomew Ibbott Williams and Henry Lord Garrigues (awarded £2221 5s 8d) rateably by amount of claims as creditors.
T71/1594 p. 237: John Thomas Howell of Swansea, Clarendon, Jamaica.
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Jamaica
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Clarendon
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Claim No.
342
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Estate
Belleplain
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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 Clarendon 342 (Belleplain)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19078 [accessed 4th October 2024].
