5th Dec 1836 | 233 Enslaved | £4163 15s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
T71/871: claim from Henry Davidson, of Westmoreland, as proprietor. Counterclaim from Francis Robertson, as judgement creditor, dated June 1827, for £2022 11s 10d. Replication by Henry Davidson, dated 20/11/(1836?), 'Denying the right of the counterclaimant as not founded on any legal or equitable consideration'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
233
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Estate
Midgham
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Westmoreland 233 (Midgham)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22702 [accessed 21st November 2024].
