19th Sep 1836 | 18 Enslaved | £399 19s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 313.
T71/881: counterclaim from Charles Bouyer (=Bourjot), of 25 Coleman St., in respect of an account current.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
393
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Estate
Hermitage
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 393 (Hermitage)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9771 [accessed 25th November 2024].
