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Thomas Mason of 8 Clarendon Place Maida Vale, awarded the compensation with Charles Newman of Manchester Jamaica as trustees of Mary Morrisson Daly (formerly Laing) for the enslaved people on Success in St Elizabeth. It is not yet clear how if at all Thomas Mason of this award connects with the Thomas Mason shown as an awardee as owner elsewhere in St Elizabeth, or with the Thomas Mason the executor of Edward Owen in three awards in Manchester Jamaica.
T71/1378 Special Awards in Trust
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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£1,774 14s 7d
Awardee (Trustee)
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8 Clarendon Place, Maida Vale, London, Middlesex, London, England
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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:
'Thomas Mason', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/19070 [accessed 25th April 2024].
