6th Nov 1835 | 334 Enslaved | £6009 3s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
John E. Walters & others versus John R. Grossett & others.
T71/867: claim by John R. Grossett 'owner in [sic] as to 1 moiety and tenant in tail as to the other moiety'. 'Vice chancellor's order August 3rd 1835 to pay the money to the Accountant General'.
T71/150 p. 221: 348 enslaved persons registered by Thomas Blakeley for Petersfield Estate, as attorney to John R. Grossett in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
563
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Estate
Petersfield
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 563 (Petersfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21809 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
