9th May 1836 | 99 Enslaved | £2204 2s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 194.
4071A: as above.
4071B: for a further 21 enslaved persons, litigated.
T71/559 p. 56: enslaved persons were registered by S. B. Harper in 1834, as the executor of Thomas B. Harper.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4071A & B
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Collected by
Grant, JG atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 4071A & B', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/6817 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
