29th Feb 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £500 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 59.
T71/870: claim from Herman Hendriks, of London, as trustee.
T71/1608: letter, dated 23/02/1836, from Herman Hendriks, 2 Copthall Chambers, stating: I supplied the trust deed, what is happening on this claim?
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Black River estate registered to Margaret Edwards, with 8 enslaved persons.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St Elizabeth
|
|
Claim No.
660
|
|
Estate
Black River
|
|
Collected by
Hendriks, H. identified by me James Daly 147 Leadenhall St
|
|
Uncontested
Yes
|
|
Awardee (Trustee)
|
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Elizabeth 660 (Black River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21075 [accessed 25th November 2024].
