19th Oct 1835 | 114 Enslaved | £1736 9s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 82.
T71/877: claim from Robert Sutton, as owner-in-fee, by John Osborn, his attorney.
T71/1208: claim from Robert Sutton, as owner-in-fee on the estate of Mary Willis (deceased).
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
395
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Estate
Willis Freemans
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Collected by
Ward, Thomas
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Other association
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 395 (Willis Freemans)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/493 [accessed 29th December 2024].
