28th Sep 1835 | 29 Enslaved | £800 1s 5.75d
Parliamentary Papers p. 6.
T71/854: claim from Esther Mendes, of St John, as owner.
T71/18 p. 151: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by Esther Mendes, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
6
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Estate
Sally's Delight
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Collected by
Da Silva, S. M.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 John 6 (Sally's Delight)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20684 [accessed 25th November 2024].
