11th Jan 1836 | 274 Enslaved | £14729 18s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 132.
T71/887: claim from David Cornfoot and Robert Bell by George Robertson.
T71/432 p. 275: Geo. Robertson registered 275 enslaved persons in 1832, as attorney for David Cornfoot and Robert Bell.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2323
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Estate
Belle Plaine
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Collected by
Halson, Charles
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 2323 (Belle Plaine)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7107 [accessed 25th November 2024].
