27th Jun 1836 | 22 Enslaved | £329 6s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319.
T71/888: the claimants were trustees appointed for Catherine Sweeney, an infant.
Given as Quelly "Shield" [sic].
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
38
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Estate
Sweeney's Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'Montserrat 38 (Sweeney's Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24828 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
