26th Jun 1837 | 18 Enslaved | £224 6s 0d
‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 4: Paul Horsford (Chief Justice) registered 225 enslaved persons, as proprietor, on a plantation in 1826.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
627
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Antigua 627', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/754 [accessed 25th November 2024].
