30th Nov 1835 | 385 Enslaved | £19295 8s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim from Thomas Porter, as owner.
The Thomas Porter who was resident in British Guiana in the 1840s was probably Thomas Porter III (c. 1814-1897), son of Thomas Porter II of the award.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
570
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Estate
Pln Paradise
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Collected by
Moore, Charles Henry
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 570 (Pln Paradise)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8011 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
