16th Jul 1838 | 57 Enslaved | £1256 11s 10d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/881: claim by W.B. Renault. Counterclaim from Thomas William Doyle, of Dominica, administrator of Chas Quayle Constable, trustee of executor and executrix of Samuel Potter. Counterclaim from J.B. Dupigny, of Dominica, administrator of Joseph Duveney. A Certificate of Clerk of Appeals was sent by Mr Burford stating that the appeal was dismissed for want of security.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
299
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Estate
La desiree
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee (Administrator)
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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:
'Dominica 299 (La desiree)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8799 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
