23rd Nov 1835 | 233 Enslaved | £3979 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 12.
T71/856: Charles Beckford Long, Great Britain, owner-in-fee.
T71/1606: letter dated 18/01/1836 from Charles Beckford Long, 5 Terrace Worthing stating £33979 11s 8d plus interest of £149 8s 1d, less stamp duty of £1 5s 0d has been adjudged and paid; 'it has becme necessary to make a private division of the amount according to Lists A, B & C which I subjoin'; the lists are of 112 , 90 and 26 enslaved persons, divided by sex and class, with an appraised value; his query is to whether the Commissioners can give him the equitable apportionment of compensation.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
295
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Estate
Crescent
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Collected by
Smith, O of OS and JPalmer
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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 295 (Crescent)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18715 [accessed 25th April 2024].
