20th Jun 1836 | 18 Enslaved | £1004 8s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 323.
T71/893 Assignee was Thomas Murray.
‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 33: LLapeyrouge [sic] registered 114 sugar slaves as proprietor.
T71/519 p. 2298: 18 enslaved persons registered on La Desiree by Louis Lapeyrouse in 1834
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1223
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Estate
Desiree
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Trinidad 1223 (Desiree)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28771 [accessed 26th December 2024].
