30th Nov 1835 | 201 Enslaved | £3986 5s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 49.
T71/867: claim by C.Scott, attorney to John J. Scott. Counterclaim by George Scott, Matthew Henry Scott and Richard Lee, 'trustees of a term of 500 years created by the will of Jno Scott for securing an annuity of £800 sterling to Elizabeth Scott his widow'. Presumably counterclaim was admitted as listed in uncontested claims in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/150 p. 464: 200 enslaved persons registered in 1832 by C. Scott, attorney to John James Scott and in 1826 to the heirs of Hon. John Scott.
T71/1200: George Scott of Lymington [Hampshire]; Matthew Henry Scott of Southampton [Hampshire]; Richard Lee of Weymouth St.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
295
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Estate
Retreat
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Collected by
Barclay, R. of Bevan, Barclay & Tritton
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Legatee)
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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 295 (Retreat)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21903 [accessed 10th October 2024].
