29th Feb 1836 | 145 Enslaved | £2543 12s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 302.
T71/870: claim from Thos. Gordon, as trustee for John Fisher. Counterclaim from Rev. John Campbell Fisher, as representative of Robt. Campbell (deceased), for £9187 13s 71/2d.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
730
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Estate
Luana Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Elizabeth 730 (Luana Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21102 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
