23rd Nov 1835 | 157 Enslaved | £7659 1s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 118.
T71/885: claim from James Bourdieu, Richard Horton, William Smith and John Dodson, as executors of Thomas Gudgeon, holders of a certain lien on the Plantation Litchfield cum annexis the property of the heirs of Robert Dodson (deceased) and in their possession.
NDO4/8: cancelled per authority of the Treasury, vide Mr Speakman's letter dated 09/02/1837. (E&D Gazette, 15/12/1804: Notice of dissolution of the partnership of Jacob Ridley and Robert Dodson, of Lancaster (Lancashire), and Wm. Dodgson [sic], of Stabroek, merchants as Ridley, Dodson & Co.).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
289
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Estate
Litchfield and Phoenix
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Collected by
Percival, R. of RP, JTomkins, RJP, A.Willis
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Other association
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Other association
In 1819 William Kewley and Matthias Rader had registered 149 enslaved people on Litchfield as the attorneys of Thomas Gudgeon.
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 289 (Litchfield and Phoenix)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8455 [accessed 19th April 2024].
