25th Apr 1836 | 106 Enslaved | £2156 11s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 24.
T71/915 p. 48: claim from John Davy, of Manchester, as devisee with James S. Davy under the will of James L. Davy.
T71/915: appears to have transposed James S. Davy and James L. Davy.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
281
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Estate
Wear and Heavy Tree
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Collected by
Davy, John
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Manchester 281 (Wear and Heavy Tree)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19382 [accessed 18th April 2024].
