9th Jan 1837 | 35 Enslaved | £775 17s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
T71/871: claim from William Henderson, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by James Lawson, of Great Britain (withdrawn).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
262
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Estate
Logwood Pen
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Contested
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 262 (Logwood Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24236 [accessed 5th January 2025].
