30th Nov 1835 | 276 Enslaved | £13955 15s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/430 p. 559: M. Nypels registered 275 enslaved persons in 1832, for self and joint curators (C. Revers, J.A.D. Koolhaas and M.J. Retemeyer) of the insolvent estate of V. [?]A. Heyliger (deceased).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
638
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Estate
Farm & Vrede Rust (?)
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Collected by
Moens, JB of Moens, Latham
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'British Guiana 638 (Farm & Vrede Rust (?))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8051 [accessed 5th February 2025].
