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.
|
Colony
Mauritius
|
|
Claim No.
5399 A
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Awardee (Judgement creditor)
|
28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'Mauritius 5399 A', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120010196 [accessed 28th December 2024].
