29th Feb 1836 | 101 Enslaved | £1772 1s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 136.
T71/451 p. 214: Henry Hamilton signed the 1831 Register of Slaves.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p, 81, p. 88: the authors refer to Henry Hamilton as 'The President administering the Government of Montserrat', 'himself a planter and apprentice-holder.'
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
240
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Estate
Plymouth
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Collected by
Pattison, Jas of Governors and co. of BofE (also #237)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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 240 (Plymouth)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24998 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
