7th Dec 1835 | 54 Enslaved | £1143 2s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 63.
T71/871: claim from Henry Distin, of Westmoreland, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
292
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Estate
Savanna La Mar
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Collected by
Seton, Alex of Colvile & Seton
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 292 (Savanna La Mar)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23451 [accessed 14th November 2024].
