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Gub. Copen. Clark of St Elizabeth, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1770. Slave-ownership at probate: 45 of whom 28 were listed as male and 17 as female. 15 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2729.17 Jamaican currency of which £2490 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £1.38 currency debts and £7.9 currency plate.
The enslaved people in St Elizabeth were hired out by his executor 1773-1782.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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1773 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Previous owner
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Testator → Executor
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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:
'Gabriel Copen Clarke', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660755 [accessed 26th November 2024].
