31st May 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £1690 19s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 286.
Wm. Pratt and others vs Browne Willis and others; and Fred. Hervey Fuller vs John Willis and others.
T71/854: claim originally by James Cockburn, as receiver. Counterclaims include The Commissioners and Governors of Greenwich Hospital, as Creditors under a Decree of the Court of Chancery for the whole amount of the compensation; Sir Thomas Baring Bart, Andrew Loughnan and David Chas. Guthrie; Wm. Pratt, for a mortgage granted by John Willis dated 06/01/1825; Browne Willis, as heir at law of John Willis (the late proprietor).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
21
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Estate
Fuller's Rest
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Mortgagee)
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Unsuccessful claimant (Receiver)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 John 21 (Fuller's Rest)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21997 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
