28th Mar 1836 | 159 Enslaved | £2306 18s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309.
T71/877: claim by Thos. L. Brooke, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Henry Raper, of 18 Tavistock Place, Middlesex; Peter Langford Brooke, of Mere; and Thos. D. Broughton, of Ramsgate, Kent, as 'surviving trustees under marriage settlement of Eliza Brooke for raising £150 per annum pin money, £8000 for children, £800 per annum as jointure'.
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Antigua
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Claim No.
392
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Estate
Laroche's
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 392 (Laroche's)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/789 [accessed 30th October 2024].
