17th Oct 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £1186 17s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
T71/880: claim from Robert Kirk and John Todd, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Marie Louise Therese de Duranty La Calade, residing at Aix in France, mortgagee under her marriage contract dated 02/01/1784, for £1040. Robert Kirk and John Todd produced documents of lease and release, 1815 etc.
T71/1609: letter, dated 21/10/1835, from Robert Kirk, Tavistock Hotel, requesting the details of Grenada claim no. 461, for the purpose of obtaining a power of attorney 'which I will forward to my partner Mr Todd of that colony'.
See also Grenada claim no. 970 - T71/880 identifies Kirk and Todd as Town of St George merchants.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
461
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Estate
St George Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Grenada 461 (St George Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10586 [accessed 31st December 2024].
