20th Mar 1837 | 182 Enslaved | £3720 6s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 322. Award split: £2480 4s 4d to Cropper as 598A; £1240 2s 2d to Bolton, Case & Girvin as 598B.
Claim by John Cropper, N. Bassnett Cropper and John Bolton. Cropper subject to sequestration, so one moiety to John Cropper, one fourth to Elizabeth Bolton, Case & Girvin as executors of John Bolton. £1240 2s 2d unawarded or in sequestrators hands.
T71/500 p. 163: enslaved persons registered to N. Bassnett Cropper, John Cropper and John Bolton by N. Bassnett Cropper in 1834.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
598A & B
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Estate
Bostock Park Estate.
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Vincent 598A & B (Bostock Park Estate.)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27113 [accessed 24th December 2024].
