Mauritius 3994

Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates

24^th Dec 1838 | 88 Enslaved | £2785 7s 5d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

T71/904: initially no claim; a return in the name of Joseph Barry, Don Accueil, Flacq. Successful counterclaim by James Blyth, vendee under judgement of colonial court.

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Colony

Mauritius

Claim No.

3994

Contested

Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

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People of Interest

Elizabeth Metcalfe

1785 - 4^th Jan 1846

Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'Mauritius 3994', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120007676 [accessed 19th April 2024].

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