16th May 1836 | 140 Enslaved | £3186 14s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 197.
T71/899: claim from Eyare King, as the executor of Howard Griffith.
Kathleen Mary Butler, The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados 1823-1843 (Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, 1995) pp. 87-8: the author suggests that Eyare King received compensation in own right.
T71/1611: letter from B. Barnewall, Lloyds Counting House, stating that 'my friend and correspondent Nathan Litherland of Liverpool has power of attorney'. B. Barnewall seeks details of the claims and counterclaims.
T71/562 p. 49: enslaved persons were registered by Eyare King in 1834, as executor.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4458
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Estate
Husbands
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Collected by
Litherland (?), Nathaniel, atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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:
'Barbados 4458 (Husbands)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2239 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
