11th Jan 1836 | 478 Enslaved | £24169 1s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 132.
T71/887: counterclaim by Sir John Scott Lillie, as trustee under an indenture dated 29/03/1822.
T71/433: 484 enslaved persons were registered by John Lane, as attorney. No ownership details are given.
Times 27/04/1839 p. 6: account of Bunbury vs Bunbury, a struggle over the Devonshire estate.
T71/592 p. 342: letter from the Court of Chancery to Robert Ellis, Corbet Court, Gracechuch St, stating: because of the 'probable adjustment' you describe, we won't pay to Accountant General yet.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2288
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Estate
Devonshire Castle
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Collected by
Bunbury, H.M.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 2288 (Devonshire Castle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7089 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
