19th Jun 1837 | 165 Enslaved | £4149 2s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/884: claim by John Joseph James Alexander. Counterclaim from the heirs and representatives of James Baillie, Edmund Thornton, and Duncan Campbell, judgement creditors for £11,639 10s 5d. Counterclaim from the executors of the late James Forsyth under bond and mortgage judgement. Multiple local creditors' counterclaims. [Were Joseph and Charles Marryat awarded as heirs and representatives of James Baillie?]
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
760
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Contested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee)
The executors of James Forsyth claimed under bond and mortgage judgement.
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Awardee
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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 Lucia 760', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26510 [accessed 6th October 2024].
