1st Feb 1836 | 60 Enslaved | £1183 6s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 44.
T71/865: claim by Thomas Legal Yates, an absentee, as owner-in-fee. Awarded to Barnaby Maddan, as executor.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
197
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Estate
Prospect
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Collected by
Maddan, Barnaby
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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:
'Jamaica St Andrew 197 (Prospect)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11778 [accessed 18th April 2024].
