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James Steele appeared in the compensation records with Thomas Larkins and John McKenzie as mortgagees or assignees of mortgages on two estates in Jamaica. No partnership has been found between them: all three men appear to have been active separately as merchants primarily with the East Indies. James Steele was probably the partner in Alves, Steele and Harrison which failed in 1839.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£3,653 7s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Commercial (1) |
Name partner
Alves, Steele & Harrison
East India merchant |
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Business associates
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Business associates
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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:
'James Steele', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146667129 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
