25th Jan 1836 | 139 Enslaved | £7244 5s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim from Hugh McCalmont, as owner. Counterclaim from the 'late firm of Hils and Co of Amsterdam', as mortgagees for £14,449 19s 3d.
T71/445 p. 145: return by Campbell Faloon, as Hugh McCalmont's attorney, in 1834.
See also British Guiana claim no. 218.
T71/1253: Hugh McCalmont bought the enslaved persons on 26/05/1834 on the express understanding that the compensation money went to the vendor Mrs Arabelle Morris (counterclaim made by representatives of Hils & co.).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
197
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Estate
Plantation Hope and Experiment
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 197 (Plantation Hope and Experiment)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8561 [accessed 20th September 2024].
