1780 - 1845
London solicitor, counterclaiming with James Weston (q.v.) in a currently unknown capacity as holding a lien over the enslaved people on two estates in Montserrat and Tobago.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Occupation
Lawyer
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£1,079 18s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant
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£952 1s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant
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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:
'John Teesdale', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631604 [accessed 8th January 2025].
