24th Dec 1838 | 169 Enslaved | £5286 3s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 230.
T71/905: initially no claim; a return in the name of Prosper D'Emmerez, Savane, Beau Champ. Successful counterclaim as vendees under judgement dated 1st July 1835. Initial counterclaimants given as Sir Charles Cockerell & Co, Horatio Ripley and Frederick Peter Ripley.
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4890
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Mauritius 4890', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120008083 [accessed 27th December 2024].
