No Date | 28 Enslaved | £548 9s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 305.
T71/915 p. 135: claim from William Charles Morris, of Hanover, as receiver.
T71/199 p. 117: William Charles Morris registered 90 enslaved persons in 1832, as owner and in right of his wife.
Jamaica Almanac (1826, 1833 and 1838): estate registered to William Charles Morris.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
63
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Estate
Rome Pen
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Hanover 63 (Rome Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24712 [accessed 16th February 2025].
