No Date | 110 Enslaved | £2094 1s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: awarded to 'John Mais, Kingston, Purchaser in trust at sale under decree in Chancery Brown v Kemble'.
T71/1606: letter dated 14/02/1837 from Geo Williams and E.B. Kemble, attorneys to John Mais stating that John Mais bought the estate and enslaved persons as trustee for the suitors under decree in which a sale was ordered.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
288
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Estate
Fontabelle Estate
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Not a claimant (Attorney)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Mary 288 (Fontabelle Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24775 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
