8th Feb 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £534 5s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from John McCreath, in the Parish of Westmoreland, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
528
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Estate
Highgate Settlement
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Collected by
Wallace, Robt.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Westmoreland 528 (Highgate Settlement)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24135 [accessed 18th April 2024].
