24th Oct 1836 | 14 Enslaved | £343 13s 3d
Error in Parliamentary Papers p. 316. Number of enslaved persons (53) does not tally with compensation of £343 13s 3d given in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/884 shows 14 enslaved persons. Claim by the Forsyths as executors of James Forsyth.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
49
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Lucia 49', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26704 [accessed 20th April 2024].
