UCL

St Lucia 238 (Pointe estate)

Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates

12th Dec 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £2103 18s 0d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 316.

T71/884: claim by William Muter of Castries, merchant.

Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838): Sturge and Harvey met William Muter pp. 117-123, 'an extensive merchant and ship-owner', member of council, and visited two of his estates; p. 121, 'The proprietor intends on his next visit to England, to endeavour to bring out some Scotch peasantry, young married persons, to enable him to introduce the plough in an efficient manner. Even on these well-managed properties many changes might advantageously be made.'

Further Information

Colony
St Lucia
Claim No.
238
Estate
Pointe estate
Contested
Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

William Muter
Awardee

Associated Estates (1)

Pointe estate [ St Lucia ]