28th Mar 1836 | 123 Enslaved | £2308 0s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
Abraham Watson Rutherford & others versus Sarah Wilkinson & others.
T71/867: claim by trustees of Wiliam Bond.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to 'Bond & Rutherford'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
462
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Estate
Spring Estate
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Contested
Yes
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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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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 462 (Spring Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19977 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
