23rd Nov 1835 | 1 Enslaved | £63 0s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 117.
T71/885: claim by Antoinette Bierman, of New Amsterdam. Amended award to Lewis Cameron etc., as 'Members of the Board of Orphans and administrators of the Estate of Antoinette Bierman'.
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British Guiana
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Claim No.
48
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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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 48', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8260 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
