27th Feb 1837 | 118 Enslaved | £2296 4s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: claim by James Trecothick; counterclaim by James Ewing of Glasgow, North Britain, 'proprietor of the whole beneficial interest in the slaves claimed for'.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to John Spence Munro, deceased.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
558
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Estate
Palmetto River
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 558 (Palmetto River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19884 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
