27th Feb 1837 | 115 Enslaved | £2422 17s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 308.
Frances Tullock & others versus John Simpson & others.
T71/874: claim from Alexander Francis T. Tulloch, manager.
T71/1608: letter, dated 08/11/1836, from Herbert & Scott, 31 Norfolk St., Strand, stating that they are acting for the infant children of the late Major John Wm. Dunn. In 1824, John Simpson (the proprietor of Bounty Hall and Tilston Hall) entered into mortgage with Mr John Dunn (the father of Major Dunn) for £4740; nothing was ever paid.
T71/242: the attorney in 1832 was Wm. Reeves.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to the heirs of Elizabeth Simpson, with 115 enslaved persons.
1841 Chancery case of Tulloch vs Hartley appears to be a continuation: the legatees of Elizabeth Simpson were seeking payment from estate, including Boden's Land now blended with Bounty Hall.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Trelawny
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Claim No.
541
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Estate
Bounty Hall
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 541 (Bounty Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19887 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
