5th Sep 1836 | 6 Enslaved | £126 10s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/1607: letter dated 01/09/1835 from A Snody, 118 Const St., Leith: 'in behalf of a poor man in this town, Donald Bain, father of David Bain surgeon in Jamaica.' Letter states that David Bain had died and left four negroes, his executor was Dr Weir who had died at Brighton [Sussex] in June 1836 and asks how to proceed?
T71/1593 p. 87: letter dated 01/02/1836 to Snody on timing on this claim.
T71/1593 p. 247: letter dated 08/08/1836 confirming award to Bain.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Kingston
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Claim No.
108
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 Kingston 108', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22736 [accessed 18th May 2024].
