28th Mar 1836 | 9 Enslaved | £333 17s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319.
T71/887: claim by Mary Ann Portless. Counterclaim by Joseph Bolton, of Pentonville, county of Middlesex, a butcher, and Jeremiah Underwood, of the City road, Middlesex, a butcher, as assignees of the estate and effects of Mary Ann Portless (an insolvent debtor). Mary Ann Portless abandoned her claim.
Times 02/10/1837: account of a subsequent case in the Insolvent Debtors Court, versus the solicitor who acted on the compensation. Mary Ann Portless was formerly of Claremont-rwo Pentonville and Dalby-terrace City Road, and late of 45 Brompton-row (London).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2487
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Awardee
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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 2487', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8632 [accessed 14th November 2024].
