No Date | 44 Enslaved | £847 8s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/915: claim by William Chrystie, Kingston, as receiver of 44 enslaved persons at Saxony. Counterclaim from Bernard Hebeler of York Place, Portman Square, London, Consul General of HM the King of Prussia, at the behest of Prussian government and on behalf of two sons of John Gottschalk of Jamaica, whose residuary legatees they were.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
321
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Estate
Saxony
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee
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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:
'Jamaica Clarendon 321 (Saxony)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24708 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
