15th Feb 1836 | 140 Enslaved | £2514 5s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 107.
T71/882: counterclaim from C. Pinney of Bristol as in Nevis claim no. 133.
J. R. Ward, 'The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834', Economic History Review, 31 (2) (May, 1978), pp. 197-213: between 1799 and 1802 Mountravers earned £1574 p.a. or 6.1% ROI on 206 enslaved persons: sourced to Pinney Papers at Bristol University library and Pares West India fortune pp. 89, 91.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
134
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Estate
Mountravers
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Collected by
Pinney, Chas.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Nevis 134 (Mountravers)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25120 [accessed 25th April 2024].
