14th Nov 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £4044 17s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319. Inferred to be Henrietta (Leguan)
T71/887: claim from Matthew Steele and R.M. Jones, as sequestrators. Counterclaims inter alios by Philip Lovell Phillips, of Ryde, Isle of Wight (Hampshire), as the representative of Philip Lovell (deceased).
T71/432 p. 1394: 92 enslaved persons were registered on Henrietta estate by W. Roach, for self, in 1832.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2499
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Estate
Henrietta (Leguan)
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Sequestrator)
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Awardee (Sequestrator)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 2499 (Henrietta (Leguan))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7215 [accessed 24th November 2024].
