2nd May 1836 | 70 Enslaved | £1397 19s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 150.
Claim by James Cunningham of Bristol. William Michell and Wm Sloane Wilson were mortgagees for £4100. (See Tobago claim nos. 25A & B.)
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
45
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Estate
Cradley
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Collected by
Gordon, A.
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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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:
'Tobago 45 (Cradley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27732 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
