7th Dec 1835 | 258 Enslaved | £4324 18s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 92.
T71/1609: letter, dated 12/12/1835, to The Kite (Mote?) from Lord Romney, stating: I hope there's no further delay, if I come to your office on 21/12 or the following day can I receive my award?, 'I should also be obliged to you if you would inform me, where your office is.'
1827 PP and prosecution of Richard Cardin for cruel treatment of a female enslaved person belonging to the Earl of Romney.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
636
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Estate
Romneys
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Collected by
Romney, identified by me John Martin Lombard St.
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Awardee
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 636 (Romneys)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26072 [accessed 20th April 2024].
