21st Mar 1836 | 78 Enslaved | £3973 5s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 169.
T71/894: the enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by James Lamont, as agent for Boydon Lamont. They were owned by Boydon Lamont and in his possession.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1797
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Estate
Canaan
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Collected by
Lamont, James
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Uncontested
Yes
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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:
'Trinidad 1797 (Canaan)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28916 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
