28th Nov 1836 | 58 Enslaved | £1008 12s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309. The award was split: Liggins received £64 17s 5d; Earle & Turner received £9(4)3 15s 2d plus interest.
T71/887: claim by W. E. Ledeatt, as owner in fee. Counterclaim from J. Adams Wood, as 'execution creditor under the "Amelioration Act"'. Counterclaim from Hardman Earle and J. H. Turner, as the surviving assignee of a mortgage for a term of years of £3506 15s 10d between Ledeatt and Messrs. Samuel & Chas. Turner.
T71/1294: Joseph Liggins was the administrator of J. A. Wood.
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Antigua
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Claim No.
87
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Estate
Manning's Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Deceased claimant successful (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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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:
'Antigua 87 (Manning's Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/772 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
