27th Feb 1837 | 29 Enslaved | £674 5s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
T71/857: awarded to Hamilton Brown, St Ann, executor of Robert Chisholm.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
647
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Estate
Mount Helicon
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Ann 647 (Mount Helicon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19875 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
