12th Oct 1835 | 49 Enslaved | £776 10s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 102.
T71/881: claim from Alexander Dalrymple, as the executor of Robert Garraway.
See also Dominica claim no. 512 for Alexander Dalrymple as a Roseau merchant.
T71/1609: letter, dated 26/10/1835, from John McHugh, the only residuary legatee in London of the late Dr Robert Garraway, of the town of Roseau in the Island of Dominica, requesting witholding money from Alexander Dalrymple, F. H. Garraway and Wm. Humphries, as executors (the former of whom is at present in London), 'I have reason to doubt them'.
See also Dominica claim no. 233.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
231
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Estate
Cumberland
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Collected by
Cavan, James
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 231 (Cumberland)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9617 [accessed 21st November 2024].
