13th Jun 1836 | 121 Enslaved | £1199 2s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. T71/891: claim by Rev. Jas Hamilton of Canterbury, tenant in common of a moiety, and John Watson Borradaile and Joseph Edlman, assignees of Rucker & Co. Counterclaim by Alexander Murray of Broughton, Scotland, Robert McCulloch of Islington, John Hamilton of Cliff Rectory near Rochester and Edward Collins of Trutham (?) near Truro, Cornwall, mortgagees for £7000, against moiety of Rev. Jas Hamilton. This award is for only half of the compensation.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
34
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Estate
Whim Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'Tobago 34 (Whim Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27698 [accessed 25th April 2024].
