9th Nov 1835 | 386 Enslaved | £8064 7s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 56.
T71/870: claim from Hymen Cohen, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee.
T71/176 p. 200: enslaved persons registered by David Cohen, as attorney to Hymen Cohen, in 1832.
T71/176 p 208: shows Nathaniel Joseph also as attorney to Hymen Cohen.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
109
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Estate
Berlin
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Collected by
Cohen, Hymen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 St Elizabeth 109 (Berlin)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23649 [accessed 25th November 2024].
