30th Nov 1835 | 93 Enslaved | £4837 13s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318. Presumably the estate name is a version of Met-en-Meerzorg (q.v.)
T71/885: claim by G. Fullarton and A. Macdonald (of London). Counterclaim by Wm. Burkett, as the attorney of Messrs. Bell and Grant, of (15) Angel court, London. Admitted.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
708
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Estate
Met & Meerzorg
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 708 (Met & Meerzorg)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8884 [accessed 24th April 2024].
