29th Feb 1836 | 43 Enslaved | £859 8s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 59.
T71/870: claim from John Bruce, of St Elizabeth, as owner-in-fee.
T71/176 p. 139: John Salmon registered 42 enslaved persons on Brucefield Pen estate in 1832, as attorney for John Bruce.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Brucefield and Thatchfield estates registered to John Bruce.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
767
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Estate
Brucefield Pen
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Collected by
Cunningham, R.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 767 (Brucefield Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21127 [accessed 2nd February 2025].
