9th May 1836 | 126 Enslaved | £2823 11s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 194.
T71/898: claim from John Rycroft Best, as the executor of Thomas Best. Counterclaim from the Daniels, according to a judgement dated 01/09/1817, for £4400 16s 7d.
T71/557 p. 19: enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by John Rycroft Best, as the executor of Thomas Best.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3929
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Estate
Moonshine
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Collected by
Daniel, J atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 3929 (Moonshine)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/6314 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
