No Date | 143 Enslaved | £7609 9s 10d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
No date is given in T71/885.
T71/430 p. 565 and p. 569: 146 enslaved persons were registered by Robert Neilson, 'Prive & pp' (?).
T71/430 p. 569: in 1829, Haags Bosch estate had 240 enslaved persons and Perseverance estate had 147 enslaved persons, giving a total for Robert Neilson of 415 enslaved persons. Subsequent sales of 245 enslaved persons and deaths of 24 enslaved persons gives a new total of 146.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
633
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Estate
Plantn Haag's Bosch
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 633 (Plantn Haag's Bosch)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9420 [accessed 18th May 2024].
