4th Dec 1837 | 108 Enslaved | £1800 15s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/856 Original claim by T.L. Yates as owner-in-fee. Counterclaims from family members of Dr Laurence Hunter.
T71/1606: letter dated 29/01/1834 from William Marcus Coghlan, Lt. Artillery of East India Co from Ryde, Isle of Wight [Hampshire] re 20 enslaved persons under this claim, setting out background and sense of entitlement.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
101
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Estate
Lunna
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Awardee
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 Mary 101 (Lunna)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22015 [accessed 8th November 2024].
