25th Jan 1836 | 114 Enslaved | £2264 7s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 66.
T71/915 p. 183: claim from John Tharp, of St James, as trustee of Bluehole estate.
Jamaica Almanac (1832 & 1840): Blue Hole estate registered to Eliza Mary Tharp.
B.W. Higman, Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) p. 70: shows Wm. Tharp as attorney.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
89
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Estate
Blue Hole, Hanover
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Collected by
Hawthorne, Robt of H and Shedden
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 Hanover 89 (Blue Hole, Hanover)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19109 [accessed 18th April 2024].
