24th Apr 1837 | 21 Enslaved | £549 17s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
T71/857: awarded to Jarvis Harker and William Stephen Harker, counterclaimants as creditors under various judgements from 1818-1819. But Jarvis Harker was also the original claimant as 'Tenant by courtesy the fee simple being in the heirs of Eliz S Hacker & subject to the debts of Sarah Fraser decd.'
T71/49 p. 342: Jarvis Harker registered 115 enslaved persons in 1832.
Jamaica Almanacs (1815, 1817 and 1818): Arthur's Mount registered to Henry Ashmeade.
No sign of Arthur's Mount in Jamaica Almanacs (1820 and 1822).
Jamaica Almanac (1824): Jarvis M. Harker shown with 91 enslaved persons, no estate (having had 25 enslaved persons in 1822 and 4 in 1820).
Jamaica Almanacs (1826 and 1833): Arthur's Mount registered to Jarvis Harker.
See also St Ann claim no. 912
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St Ann
|
|
Claim No.
902
|
|
Estate
Arthur's Mount
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Awardee
|
|
Awardee
|
1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Ann 902 (Arthur's Mount)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19085 [accessed 25th April 2024].
