12th Oct 1835 | 264 Enslaved | £4511 12s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 62.
T71/871: claim from John Baillie, John Earl of Hopetoun, William McDonald and Ann Grant (of Great Britain), as the executors, executrix and trustees of Francis Grant.
T71/189 p. 201: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by Wm. Glen, as attorney to the heirs of Francis Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1824): Blackness estate registered to the heirs of Francis Grant.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
82
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Estate
Blackness Estate
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Collected by
Milne, AG of Stirling, Ewing & Milne
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Other association
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Westmoreland 82 (Blackness Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13159 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
