16th Nov 1835 | 116 Enslaved | £1792 19s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 93.
A Griffin Bascom is identified in British Guiana claim no. 2586 as born in Barbados in 27/06/1790.
T71/1032: claim from Thomas Barrett, as attorney to Griffin Bascom (the owner).
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
725
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Estate
Bakers
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Collected by
Fraser, Hon Wm of Fraser, Alexander, Neilson
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Uncontested
Yes
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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:
'St Kitts 725 (Bakers)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25444 [accessed 22nd January 2025].
