25th Jan 1836 | 9 Enslaved | £203 2s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/1608: letter, dated 17/06/1837, from Sarah Clutterbuck, New Ark [?] Park, near Wotton-under-Lyne (Gloucestershire). Shows Sarah Clutterbuck as formerly Sarah Balfour, the daughter of the late W. [?] Balfour esq. Asks: 'in what way am I to proceed to procure the money as a personal attendance as specified in the letter would be expensive and inconvenient'.
T71/1594 p. 88: letter from the Court of Chancery to Sarah Clutterbuck, of Newark Park, near Wotton-under-Edge, stating that she has been awarded the compensation.
T71/1018: claim from from Sarah Williams, of Montego Bay, St James, as attorney to Sarah Clutterbuck.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
439
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 439', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19223 [accessed 22nd January 2025].
