4th Jul 1836 | 32 Enslaved | £1531 12s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 324.
T71/518 p. 3158: G. Numma (?) Dessources registered 3 enslaved persons in 1834, as the agent of Nelson Dessources.
T71/519 p. 2328: G. Dessources registered 29 enslaved persons on Mount Peru in 1834, as the agent of Nelson Dessources.
T71/894: Nelson Dessources, of Hicacos.
Counterclaim from the assignees of John and James Inglis, surviving partners in Inglis Ellice (bankrupts, including Edward Ellice).
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
2002
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Estate
Mt Peru, Hicacos
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 2002 (Mt Peru, Hicacos)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29810 [accessed 5th February 2025].
