21st Mar 1836 | 80 Enslaved | £4011 2s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 169.
T71/519 p. 2288: H. H. King registered enslaved persons on the Harmony Hall estate, as the attorney to Richard Purcell.
In 1814, Mr Purcell (at Harmony Hall estate as the owner) and Wm. Lushington junior (as the agent) bought an engine for the Harmony Hall estate.
Richard Purcell had two small awards in Grenada (see Grenada claim nos. 54 and 553).
Richard Purcell made a large claim in right of his wife for over 200 enslaved persons on the Telescope estate, which was counterclaimed successfully by the Hankeys (see Grenada claim no. 770).
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1782
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Estate
Harmony Hall
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Collected by
Marryat, C.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Trinidad 1782 (Harmony Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28907 [accessed 26th April 2024].
