16th Nov 1835 | 3 Enslaved | £39 0s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 85.
‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 4: R. W. Nanton (AJ and Registrar in Chancery) registered 695 enslaved persons as proprietor, attorney and executor.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
797
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Antigua 797', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/412 [accessed 27th April 2024].
