18th Nov 1839 | 38 Enslaved | £972 6s 10d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/884: heavily contested. David Mosqueron now in North America. Charles Glandut, merchant, Castries.
T71/1247 itemises claims: Glandut was the largest at £556 16s 3d as prior creditor; David Mosqueron claimed for notarial fees of £83 7s 11d; Widow Deligny as manager's salary £48 17s 11d.
T71/390 p. 1341: enslaved persons registered to D. Mosqueron, Castries.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
662
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Estate
Chateau Belair
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'St Lucia 662 (Chateau Belair)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26498 [accessed 25th December 2024].
