No Date | 32 Enslaved | £775 12s 9d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/892: claim by N.B. Cropper, owner in fee. Counterclaims from inter alios James Crosby and his wife of St Vincent; John Cropper of Liverpool judgement creditor. Sequestration vs N.B. Cropper, unclear whether and to whom an award was made. Counterclaim also from Mary Gerald Kearton for dower, under will of Wm Webber. N.B. Cropper and George Kearton inherited his property jointly, then Kearton sold his share to NBC.
T71/1304: on 14/3/1837 subject of a suit in the colonial court. Notice of appeal on the part of John Cropper.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
323
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Estate
Kingstown
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Contested
Yes
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Owner-in-fee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Legatee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Judgement creditor)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Judgement creditor)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 323 (Kingstown)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27692 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
