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Awarded part of the compensation for the Stone Castle estate on St Kitts as executor of Sir Anthony Hart, the Lord Chancellor.
T71/879 St Kitts claim no. 759.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
Chas. Henry Barber
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Occupation
Lawyer
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£1,783 8s 6d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Charles Henry Barber', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46540 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
