22nd Feb 1836 | 81 Enslaved | £2108 2s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 155.
T71/892: claim by Duncan Forbes Sutherland, for himself and heirs of Duncan Brown and Daniel Brown, owners-in-fee. Counterclaim by Patrick Cruikshank, Fenchurch St, by J.H. Forbes, mortgagee for £8267 8s 6d. The counterclaim was admitted.
T71/500 p 121: enslaved persons registered by Duncan Forbes Sutherland for himself and heirs of Duncan Brown and Daniel Brown in 1834.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
508
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Estate
Rivulet Estate
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Collected by
Cruikshank, Patrick
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 508 (Rivulet Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27301 [accessed 12th November 2024].
