8th Feb 1836 | 180 Enslaved | £3534 19s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from William Tharp, of Westmoreland, as owner-in-fee.
B.W. Higman Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) p. 70: William Tharp was attorney for John Tharp.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
525
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Estate
Dean's Valley Waterworks Estate
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Collected by
Quarrell, Rich.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Westmoreland 525 (Dean's Valley Waterworks Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24133 [accessed 19th April 2024].
