23rd Jan 1837 | 107 Enslaved | £1954 4s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 314.
T71/882: number of enslaved persons is given as 106, plus 'one who has been to England'. Claim by Walter Maynard, owner-in-fee. Counterclaims by (1) Charles Pinney, and (2) Geo. Lackington and S. Bosanquet etc.. 'Request that compensation might not be invested, an amicable arrangment being likely to take place'.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
98
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Estate
New River
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Nevis 98 (New River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23732 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
