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Slave-owner in Demerara. Given as C.J. Henery in the Slave Register for Turkeyen and Henrietta estate, but more probably the local publisher Edward James Henery, who was awarded the compensation for a single enslaved person under BG no. 1604 and was a creditor of Andrew Cochrane Johnstone on Bel Air and Blygezigt.
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£36 15s 7d
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1821 [EA] - 1821 [LA] → Creditor
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
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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:
'Edward James (or C.J.) Henery', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652251 [accessed 26th December 2024].
