28th Mar 1836 | 71 Enslaved | £2371 13s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319.
T71/887: claim by Andrew Gallaway and George Lawson, owner-in-fee. John Ross, of 'Calmore', County Ross, counterclaimed as mortgagee, dated 04/05/1819, for £7393 17s 7d over 42 enslaved persons.
2383 B & C: £743 4s 0d and £750 2s 5d went to Pieter Portielje, of Amsterdam (T71/1260).
T71/433 p. 1706: enslaved persons were registered by G. Lawson, as joint proprietor, in 1832.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2383A-C
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Estate
Hoff van Holland
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 2383A-C (Hoff van Holland)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8635 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
