No Dates
Of the Isle of Islay, counterclaimed as heir at law of Peter Murdock for £350 unpaid purchase money on the Belmont estate in Tobago.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£2,251 4s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant (Heir-at-law)
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Isle of Islay, Argyll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Murdock', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631589 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
