2nd May 1836 | 152 Enslaved | £3353 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 190.
T71/555 p. 33: enslaved persons were registered by John Rycroft Best in 1834.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3257
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Estate
Rycroft
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Collected by
Deane, R atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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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:
'Barbados 3257 (Rycroft)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2762 [accessed 19th April 2024].
