29th Oct 1838 | 87 Enslaved | £1872 5s 9d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/873: claim by Wm. Holder and Charlotte Burke, as legatees and devisees under the will of Thos. Dunn. Counterclaim from Philip Vaughan, of Bristol, as mortgagee in fee and judgement creditor.
T71/1608: letter from Philip Vaughan, of Bristol, stating: 'I enclose a power of attorney from Mr Wm Holder to myself'. Enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Thos. Dunn and Wm. Holder, as agents for the heirs of Thomas Dunn.
T71/1593 p. 88: letter, dated 17/06/1837, to Charlotte Burke, 2 Bolton Row, Mayfair, acknowledging documents.
T71/1594 p. 205: letter, dated 23/07/1838, to Philip Vaughan, stating: you missed today's hearing, so it's stood over - 'Had you attended here and produced your mortgage, the commissioners would have adjudicated upon your case'. (Philip Vaughan thought Wm. Holder had withdrawn?).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
667
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Estate
Lilliput
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 James 667 (Lilliput)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20973 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
