18th Jun 1836 | 4 Enslaved | £86 0s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 97.
Edward L. Cox, Free coloreds in the slave societies of St Kitts and Grenada, 1763-1833 (Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press, 1984) p. 61: refers to Louis La Grenade as free coloured.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
483
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Grenada 483', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10612 [accessed 16th April 2024].
