29th Feb 1836 | 104 Enslaved | £1845 11s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 135.
T71/888: claim by Dudley Semper, as 'attorney to M.J. Semper the executor of M.J. Semper deceased who was executor of Martin S, who was executor of Thomas S, who was executor of Catherine Ryley, executrix of Michael Ryley deceased'. Counterclaims from Harriet Semper, the Daniels etc.
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
4
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Estate
Ryley's Estate
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Collected by
Daniel, Jno of T&JD
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Beneficiary unsuccessful (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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Other association
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Other association
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Attorney)
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Awardee
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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 4 (Ryley's Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24832 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
