7th Dec 1835 | 218 Enslaved | £11834 14s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim from Thomas Mewburn (not Thomas Mawburn, as stated in Parliamentary Papers) and Abraham Garnett, as owners. Counterclaim from Messrs. John Campbell & Co., by virtue of a mortgage of £5852 19s 0d. The counterclaim was 'withdrawn by J. Campbell in virtue of a second mortgage upon 29 slaves attached to the above property'. Counterclaim from David Hall and Chas. McGarel, by virtue of a mortgage of £25000. The counterclaim was withdrawn, although Wm. Johnston (the attorney to Hall and McGarel) had made a replication, received 25/01/1836, stating that by virtue of an assignment dated 27/04/1835, and of a deed of mortgage dated 15/01/1829, they claim to be entitled to the said compensation.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
545
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Estate
Cumings Lodge
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Collected by
Marryat, Chas
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 545 (Cumings Lodge)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9060 [accessed 18th April 2024].
