29th Feb 1836 | 57 Enslaved | £1622 4s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 156.
T71/500 p. 149: R. Cowdry registered enslaved persons for himself on Layou Hill in 1834.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
638
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Estate
Layou Hill
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Collected by
Ottley, Warner
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Vincent 638 (Layou Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27466 [accessed 14th January 2025].
