23rd Jan 1836 | 69 Enslaved | £1129 2s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by Jedediah Kerie Edmead. Counterclaim from John Towgood, of Clement Lane, a banker, for unpaid purchase money of £2500.
Edward L. Cox, Free coloureds in the slave societies of St Kitts & Grenada 1763-1833 (University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville 1984) p. 72: shows Jedediah Kerie Edmead as a free coloured landowner.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
464
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Estate
Somersalls
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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:
'St Kitts 464 (Somersalls)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23758 [accessed 26th November 2024].
