27th Jun 1836 | 88 Enslaved | £2425 10s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 322. T71/892: claim by John I. and John J. D. Fortescue. Counterclaim by Jeremiah Osborne and Richard Brickdale Ward 'of Bristol, Gentlemen', trustees and mortgagees under indre dated 17/05/1822 for £5102 10s 0d plus interest. Counterclaim admitted.
T71/500 p. 134: enslaved persons registered to J. Inglet Fortescue and John J. D. Fortescue by N.B. Cropper.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
572
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Estate
Hope
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 572 (Hope)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27133 [accessed 19th April 2024].
