29th May 1837 | 104 Enslaved | £1532 2s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 315.
Court of Chancery case of Salisbury v Taylor.
Claim by R. King, St George, Tortola, receiver in chancery of Geo Hannah deceased, owner in fee.
Counterclaims by Thomas Walling Salisbury (of Lancaster), William Lamb (of Hay Carr near Lancaster, gentleman) and Thomas Giles (merchant of Lancaster) as mortgagees under an assignment from Richard Het[h]erington; also counterclaim from Thomas Giles and Samuel Gregson (of Lancaster, merchants).
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Assignee)
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Virgin Islands 29', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/30303 [accessed 8th November 2024].
