18th Apr 1836 | 173 Enslaved | £3421 9s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 70.
46A: £1736 16s 5d went to Coward & Buchanan, 18/04/1836.
46B: £1684 13s 1d went to Coward & Buchanan, 24/10/1836.
T71/873: claim from Walter Scott Coward, of St Catherine, and Rodolph W. Buchanan, of St James, as owners of Plume estate; and from George Scott Coward, of St James, as tenant for life of Reading estate.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Reading and Plumb [sic] estates registered to Walter Scott, with 182 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
46A & B
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Estate
Plumb and Reading
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Collected by
Payne, Chas atty ktm Wm Woodroffe Lincolns Inn (A ,& B separately)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 James 46A & B (Plumb and Reading)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15880 [accessed 14th October 2024].
