15th Feb 1836 | 25 Enslaved | £734 6s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 154.
See T71/1610 both for Richard Rees as Kingstown [C.E. Bernard letter] and as visitor: letter dated 01/12/1835 from Colonade Hotel seeking for amounts payable on St Vincent claim nos. 424, 509 and 634. Letter from J.B. Smith dated 13/01/1836 saying Richard Rees is on his way to join the Packet at Falmouth tomorrow, can you tell him the amount of awards?
T71/500 p. 269: Richard Rees registered 23 enslaved persons in 1834.
|
Colony
St Vincent
|
|
Claim No.
424
|
|
Estate
Kingstown
|
|
Collected by
Smith, JB
|
|
Uncontested
Yes
|
|
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
|
1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'St Vincent 424 (Kingstown)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26599 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
