23rd Jan 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £2017 13s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
T71/880: claim by Wm. Stuart, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by James Smith, Archibald Smith and Robert M'Cunn, of Glasgow, merchants, by Messrs Brooke & Cutler, agents of Furnival Inn, as 'assignees under a Deed Poll 31 January 1835 for the whole compensation money'. Withdrawal of counterclaim and filing of Assignment from claimant to counterclaimant, 07/01/1836.
T71/333 p. 17: enslaved persons were registered by Wm. Stuart in 1834.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
444
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Estate
Mount Moritz Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Grenada 444 (Mount Moritz Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10795 [accessed 24th April 2024].
