26th Mar 1838 | 32 Enslaved | £677 11s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/854: claim from Frances Ball (nee Summers). The original claim was from Bennet Harvey, as guardian of F. Summers. Various counterclaims were made. March 1838: petition from B. Harvey, William Ball and Frances Ball, praying an award in their favour. 'Power of attorney from William Ball and Frances his wife with separate examination and consent of wife produced'. Enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by Bennet Harvey, as guardian of Thomas Summers.
Jamaica Almanac (1840): Airy Mount estate registered to Bennet Harvey.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
80
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Estate
Airy Mount
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Guardian)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 John 80 (Airy Mount)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19817 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
