25th Jan 1836 | 154 Enslaved | £3145 6s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
T71/874: claim from Alexander Campbell, as executor to the estate of John Campbell, owner-in-fee.
B.W. Higman Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) p. 153 and p. 158: refers to Alexander Campbell in 1840 at Upper Thames St. and Woburn Place. Isaac Jackson is named as attorney. Gibraltar was 'represented by' Stirling Gordon of Glasgow.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
37
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Estate
Gibraltar
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Trelawny 37 (Gibraltar)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19273 [accessed 15th November 2024].
