6th Nov 1835 | 483 Enslaved | £8429 18s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 301.
John Eldad Walters & others versus John Rock Grossett & others.
Times 23/05/1848 p 6: account of John Rock Grossett in the chair of a meeting at St George's, showing 'that the account of the WI colonies with GB stands as follows: Value of WI property before emancipation £140MM, less compensation of £20MM less present reduced value of WI property £20MM, balance now due to WI proprietors for loss of property £100,000,000'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
66
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Estate
Spring Garden Estate
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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:
'Jamaica St George 66 (Spring Garden Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21808 [accessed 25th April 2024].
