27th Feb 1837 | 153 Enslaved | £2866 11s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309.
T71/877: claim by Samuel Nelson, as owner in fee, by his attorney G. Nelson. See also Antigua claim no. 285 for Samuel Nelson, of Belfast. Counterclaim from Robert W. Poole, Caroline M. Fraser (formerly Poole) and Rebecca M. Poole, of the City of Savannah.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
391
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Estate
Burke's
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 391 (Burke's)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/769 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
