28th Sep 1835 | 72 Enslaved | £1451 7s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 13.
T71/857: claim by Simon Taylor, St Ann, owner-in-fee.
T71/1606: letter from Simon Taylor dated 17/09/1835, Kirktonhill [?] re dates of payment, 'I shall not go to london until I ascertain the time at which the money in Exchequer Bills can be granted.' 'Be so good as let me know when the Simon Taylor will sail for Jamaica'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
42
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Estate
Ramble Pen
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Collected by
Taylor, Simon
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 42 (Ramble Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20434 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
