29th May 1837 | 1 Enslaved | £33 10s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 316.
T71/1609: letter from James Neil, 21 North Bank, Regents Park, dated 04/10/1838 re claim of H. Cumming of Liverpool, dry oil and colour merchant, v. J. Lestrade ['Leshade'], who died in 1837.
T71/1609: claim sponsored for HC by James Neil, North Bank, Regents Park on 04/10/1838.
T71/1593 pp 211, 216 & 218: letters to H. Cumming of Liverpool, dated 14/09/1838, 01/10/1838 and 09/10/1838 stating it's a simple contract debt.
See also St Lucia claim nos. 610A&B and 633.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
627
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 627', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26819 [accessed 14th November 2024].
