2nd May 1836 | 156 Enslaved | £3058 10s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 189.
T71/898: claim by Joshua M. Gittens, as attorney for Richard Estwick.
T71/1593 pp. 113-4: letter, dated 18/02/1836, to Richard Estwick, Controller, HM Customs, Cowes, Isle of Wight (Hampshire), referring to this claim and its timing.
T71/1611: letter, dated 17/02/1836, from Richard Estwick, Cowes, stating that 'being an officer under the crown in the Revenue Dept. I am not my own master of my time', and asking about counterclaims, the value of categories of enslaved persons, and the timing.
T71/556 p. 127: Joshua M. Gittens registered 154 enslaved persons in 1834, as attorney to Richard Estwick.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3207
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Estate
Charnocks
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Collected by
Estwick, R.
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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:
'Barbados 3207 (Charnocks)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/3188 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
