26th Mar 1838 | 159 Enslaved | £4901 7s 4d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/906: initially no claim; a return in the name of Mée Brothers, Plaines Wilem, Mont Roche. Successful counterclaim from John Shaw Sampson, for judgement dated 5th November 1831 for £7359 11s 9d, awarded £4901 7s 4d under claim 5399A. £11 11s 9d certified to the treasury under claim 5399B.
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Colony
Mauritius
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Claim No.
5399 A
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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 5399 A', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120010196 [accessed 5th May 2024].
