25th Jan 1836 | 71 Enslaved | £3535 12s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319.
T71/887: counterclaim from Charles McGarel and David Hall, by virtue of a mortgage dated 15/01/1827.
T71/432 p. 1358: 284 enslaved persons were registered on Richmond Hill and Cheltenham estates by James Fetherston on behalf of Lawrence Fitzgerald.
Lawrence Fitzgerald was also attorney to Hall & McGarel (see British Guiana claim no. 2444).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2370
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Estate
Richmond Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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 2370 (Richmond Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8588 [accessed 20th April 2024].
