24th Oct 1836 | 234 Enslaved | £11766 10s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim by Wolfert Katz. Counterclaim from 'The firm of Baring Bros & Co. by their attorney Wm Ross', for a mortgage of £81717 19s 0d. Counterclaim from Jan Adam Charbon, of Amsterdam, by Jacob Bernelot Moens [of Moens, Dauncy & Latham - PO Directory 1836], 117 Bishopsgate St., London, a merchant, as mortgagee by virtue of deed dated 07/02/1818 for £7503 4s 1d. Edward Briant and G. Gottlieb Lowenfield were executors of Wolfert Katz. Same counterclaim from Susan Barclay Katz (Wolfert Katz's widow) as in British Guiana claim no. 21.
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British Guiana
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Claim No.
89
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Estate
Cotton Tree
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary (Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary (Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 89 (Cotton Tree)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8120 [accessed 21st November 2024].
