26th Jun 1837 | 17 Enslaved | £401 5s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/882: claim by Mary Banks McCaw, St Ann, tenant for life. Counterclaim from the Mitchells, and 'in the nature of claim' from Frances Mosely McCaw, Spanishtown, Edward McCaw, St Mary and Rich G.B. Wilson in right of wife, Woolwich, England, remainders in fee. Woodroofe and Elin appear to be trustees.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
226
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Estate
Mosley Hall
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Ann 226 (Mosley Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19822 [accessed 19th April 2024].
