30th Jan 1837 | 91 Enslaved | £1771 11s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321.
Farquharson versus Balfour: see Times 07/11/1836 p. 3 for a summary of the case. Claim by Edward Ellice, executor and devisee of Crawford Balfour. Counterclaim from Alexander Robertson (=Robinson), Broad St Buildings, merchant. Counterclaims from Russell Ellice and Sir Thos Neave. Alexander Robinson was the consignee, Edward Ellice the first mortgagee and Neave the second mortgagee. Robinson's application to have the compensation applied to his current balance was vigorously rejected.
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Claim No.
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Estate
Spring Garden
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Executor or executrix)
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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:
'Tobago 22 (Spring Garden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28039 [accessed 25th April 2024].
