15th Feb 1836 | 16 Enslaved | £297 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 107.
T71/1609: letter from Howe & Co. received 07/01/1836: from information through Mr Claxton of St Kitts, we believe that the tenant of an estate belonging to Mary Rollinson of Bath has included in a return as his own property of 16 enslaved persons belonging to Mary Rollinson.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
108
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Nevis 108', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25102 [accessed 24th November 2024].
