12th Dec 1836 | 72 Enslaved | £3895 0s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
The award was split: £992 3s 3d went to Voomberg & Linsen; £2,500 went to Little & Mitchell; £402 17s 4d went to Osborn.
T71/885: Little & Mitchell were assignees of the remaining assets of Messrs. Rickards & Mackintosh & Co.. The claim was by the heirs of John Osborn.
T71/1610: letter from H. Mason, 18 Warwick St., Cockspur St., claiming entitlement to the overplus of Rickards' claims. H. Mason also applied to Baker & Hodgson for 'Your award' (H. Mason was an agent for Mr Osborn).
See British Guiana claim no. 636 for Rickards & Mackintosh, a London firm of East India Agents.
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639A, B&C
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Covent Garden
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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:
'British Guiana 639A, B&C (Covent Garden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7191 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
