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Awarded part of the compensation for Mount Olivant [sic] in Manchester Jamaica after counterclaiming as creditor and legatee and ultimately trustee of the marriage settlement of his brother Robert Gray.
T71/ 860 Manchester claim no. 412.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£1,108 2s 7d
Awardee
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Brothers
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Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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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:
'George Gray', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/20420 [accessed 25th November 2024].
