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Listed as owner, with Mary Smith, of an annuity of £50 due as part of the compensation for Elmes estate in Antigua as a legatee of Matthew Christian from 1777. Not otherwise identified.
T71/877 Antigua claim no. 275 (Elmes). T71/1220: annuitants = legatees of Matthew Christian 1777 for annuities of £1625 p.a. T71/1221: 'held at the board' 11/6/1839: list of existing annuitants still living = Sarah Daniell £125 p.a.; Mark Noble Daniell £68 15s; Rebecca Coxen £62 10s; Mary & James Smith £50 p.a.; George Hooper £62 10s.
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£1,500 11s 2d
Beneficiary (Annuitant)
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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:
'James Smith', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631319 [accessed 31st December 2024].
