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Co-awardee of the compensation for the enslaved people attached to the Osborne estate in Jamaica, apparently as trustee. Neither he nor the beneficiary of the trust Thomas L. Hill has been traced further by LBS to date.
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£2,613 8s 3d
Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'George Taite', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43200 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
