30th Nov 1835 | 288 Enslaved | £14950 1s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 118.
T71/885: claim by William Cort as owner. Counterclaim from John Dodson by Wm. Campbell, his attorney, for mortgage of £38944 1s 4d.
T71/1593 pp. 38-9: letter, dated 05/01/1836, to John Dodson, Lancaster (Lancashire).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
219
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Estate
Plantation Hampshire
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Collected by
Dodson, Tho G.
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 219 (Plantation Hampshire)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8657 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
