15th Feb 1836 | 124 Enslaved | £2059 10s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 107.
T71/882: claim by Archibald Paull and George Edwards, trustees. Counterclaim by Susan Woodstock Wilks, of 17 Pleasant Row, Pentonville, Middlesex, widow, assignee of a mortgage £4000 upwards, for a deed of 02/11/1831, withdrawn.
See also Nevis claim no. 109.
Times 5/11/1838 p. 7: at Mt Pleasant in the Island of Nevis, Martha Hamilton, lady of the Hon James Daniell President Administering the govt. of that island, and eldest dau. of Edward Thomas Wolfe of that island.
T71/1038 statement of explanation for interest of Archibald Paull and George Edwards which arose out of the bankruptcy of John Plummer and William Wilson, Archibald Paull and George Edwards acting for creditors.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
107
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Estate
Mount Pleasant
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Collected by
Paull, Archibald and Edwards, George
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Assignee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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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'Nevis 107 (Mount Pleasant)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25101 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
