4th Apr 1836 | 158 Enslaved | £3356 5s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 298.
Award split: £2019 13s 11d to Linwood; £1335 11s 6d to Fowles.
T71/867: claim by Hugh William Speed, owner and executor to Hugh Speed deceased. Counterclaim from William Linwood Esq., London, assignee of mortgagee for mortgage by deed dated 10th May 1814 and assignment dated 1st Sept 1819 (for £13069 9s 7d). Counterclaim from John Fowles of the City Parish of Kingston as judgement creditor (from Feb 1823 for £4086 15s 5d).
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 301: complaint by proprietor versus Lydia King for leaving work at sunset.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
14
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Estate
Rural Vale
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 14 (Rural Vale)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22124 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
