29th Apr 1837 | 35 Enslaved | £1251 18s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 324.
The total award under Trinidad no. 1935 was £1935 5s 11d.
1935A: £493 7s 10d went to Geo. Baillie for legacy duty, and £190 went to John William Dow.
1935B: £1251 18s 1d went to John Carr and Alfred Carr, heirs of John Carr, and not to John William Dow, executor of John Carr.
T71/894: 'And interest on £1935 5s 11d' [i.e. the whole] went to Dow.
T71/519 p. 2382: enslaved persons were registered by John William Dow in 1834.
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Trinidad
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Claim No.
1935
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Estate
Silver Stream
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Legatee)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 1935 (Silver Stream)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29767 [accessed 24th November 2024].
