23rd Jan 1836 | 11 Enslaved | £190 6s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 314.
T71/881: counterclaim by Walter Cockburn, of Edinburgh, a merchant, as mortgagee for £1900 and assignee for whole compensation money, versus the owner Henry John Glanville.
See also Dominica claim no. 13.
T71/1235: basis for counterclaim was that Henry John Glanville owed Walter Cockburn £1900 sterling on a mortgage.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
837
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Estate
Roseau (town)
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Dominica 837 (Roseau (town))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9861 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
