27th Feb 1837 | 118 Enslaved | £2296 4s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: claim by James Trecothick; counterclaim by James Ewing of Glasgow, North Britain, 'proprietor of the whole beneficial interest in the slaves claimed for'.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to John Spence Munro, deceased.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
558
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Estate
Palmetto River
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 558 (Palmetto River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19884 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
