12th Dec 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £2103 18s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 316.
T71/884: claim by William Muter of Castries, merchant.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838): Sturge and Harvey met William Muter pp. 117-123, 'an extensive merchant and ship-owner', member of council, and visited two of his estates; p. 121, 'The proprietor intends on his next visit to England, to endeavour to bring out some Scotch peasantry, young married persons, to enable him to introduce the plough in an efficient manner. Even on these well-managed properties many changes might advantageously be made.'
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
238
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Estate
Pointe estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 Lucia 238 (Pointe estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26292 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
