7th Mar 1836 | 129 Enslaved | £2489 1s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 61.
T71/870: claim from Wm. Killett Hewitt, as owner. Counterclaim from George Pearse, as mortgagee (under 'will [sic] dated 28 July 1806').
See also St Elizabeth claim nos. 7 & 1024.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
1022
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Estate
Cashoo (sic)
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Collected by
Labouchere, J. of Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thornton & Melville
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Elizabeth 1022 (Cashoo (sic))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22613 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
