30th Nov -0001 | 167 Enslaved | £2726 13s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 304.
T71/871: John Gladstone, Messrs. Smith Payne & Smith, Henry Robert [?Robson] Robley and Divie Robertson counterclaimed as mortgagees for £40,000. John Gladstone was also an assignee of certain legacies under the will of Deborah Briscoe, the original proprietor.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Petersville estate belonged to Peter Campbell (deceased).
T71/871: compensation money was paid by the Accountant General under order of the Colonial court, 31/03/1836. Westmoreland Claim no. 498, with similar counterclaimants, shows Macfie and McDonald as receivers.
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Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
458
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Estate
Petersville
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Mortgagee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Receiver)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Receiver)
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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 Westmoreland 458 (Petersville)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24789 [accessed 26th December 2024].
