30th May 1836 | 11 Enslaved | £337 1s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 151.
T71/891: claim by Gunn, Guthrie and Cheape as trustees during the minority of Frances Weston. James Gunn died in Tobago c. 1843 (note in the Register of Claims about replacing him as a trustee.)
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Tobago
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Claim No.
125
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 125', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28044 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
