2nd Nov 1835 | 61 Enslaved | £1558 8s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 98.
T71/880: claim from Thomas Duncan, owner-in-fee.
T71/1592 pp. 125-6: letter, dated 15/04/1835, to Thomas Duncan, Edinburgh, trustee of Lady Buchan, concerning a defective power of attorney in a Grenada claim.
See also Grenada claim no. 562.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
600
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Estate
Belvedere Estate
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Collected by
Harnage, Edward of wK, EH
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Grenada 600 (Belvedere Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10780 [accessed 25th December 2024].
