17th Oct 1836 | 41 Enslaved | £698 6s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 12.
T71/856: awarded to Joseph Reay, St Mary, guardian of Alexander Cameron.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) shows this estate against Joseph Reay.
T71/856: Alexander West Hamilton as co-awardee; T71/1378 Alexander West Hamilton of Pinmore Ayr and James Reay merchant of Liverpool as trustees of Alexander Hamilton Cameron.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
325
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Estate
Mango Valley Plantation
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Collected by
Cuttler (F) of Brooke and Cuttler
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 Mary 325 (Mango Valley Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14958 [accessed 24th December 2024].
