21st Dec 1835 | 70 Enslaved | £3902 10s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 119.
T71/885: claim by Hugh McCallum & Co., proprietors of a Woodcutting Establishment, Berbice River. Awarded to Hugh McCallum, Samuel Boas junior and Edward Hicks as co-partners trading under said firm.
T71/445 p. 143: return by Hugh McCallum & Co., as proprietors.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
342
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Collected by
Semple, R.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'British Guiana 342', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/6261 [accessed 23rd January 2025].
