18th Jan 1836 | 204 Enslaved | £10376 7s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 133.
T71/887: claim by Thos. Murray Esq. (Esq. deleted), by Murray Bros & Co., his attorneys.
T71/433 p. 1783: 207 enslaved persons were registered by Wm. B. Pollard on Hoff van Aurich, for Henry Wood (the proprietor).
See British Guiana claim no. 566 for Thomas Murray, of Liverpool.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2460
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Estate
Hoff van Aurich
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Collected by
Murray, Thos
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 2460 (Hoff van Aurich)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7594 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
