23rd Nov 1835 | 304 Enslaved | £5480 13s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 22.
T71/915 p. 58: shows claims 284 and 320 originally filed by 'heirs of Earl of Dudley'.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p 269: the authors visited Whitney, 'belonging to Lord Ward' with W. Slayter, a London missionary; p. 269 discovered with overseer a woman in the dark room; p. 270 'We afterwards ascertained that locking up is a frequent punishment on this estate.'
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
284
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Estate
Whitney
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Collected by
Benbow, J.
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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 Clarendon 284 (Whitney)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18322 [accessed 10th December 2024].
