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Benjamin Pusey was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 1482 acres of land in St Catherine, 6 acres in St Dorothy and 107 acres in St John, total 1595 acres. Benjamin Pusey and Temple Laws were listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 574 acres of land in Clarendon and 130 acres of land in St Dorothy, total 704 acres.
"A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754", TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm
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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:
'Benjamin Pusey', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146657715 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
