5th Feb 1838 | 133 Enslaved | £2904 0s 7d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/884: award split. 862A: £2445 11s 7d to William Muter on 05/02/1838. 862B: £538 9s 0d to William Muter on 09/07/1841. Claim was by Peter Muter and Michael Jackson of parish of Praslin as owners-in-fee. Counterclaim from Rev. Wm and Geo. Forsyth; and from Henri Adrien de Lobel and wife of Lille, absentee mortgage holders dating from 1803. Delobel withdrew his counterclaim on 06/07/1841, Forsyths assigned to William Muter on 09/07/1837.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
862A&B
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Estate
Union Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 862A&B (Union Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26857 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
