21st Jul 1843 | 48 Enslaved | £890 3s 5d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/857: claim by Samuel Boyd Barnett, St Ann, in right of wife. T71/1606: letter dated 22/06/1837 from J.B. Elin stating he had power of attorney from Dr Barnett of Jamaica.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. xlvii-xlviii: no ownership information, critical reported speech of 'Negroes', allusion to Mr SOWLEY who fined apprentices 8 Saturdays for complaining.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
540
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Estate
Tripoli
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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 Ann 540 (Tripoli)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18011 [accessed 20th April 2024].
