14th Dec 1835 | 36 Enslaved | £708 17s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 25.
T71/915 p. 125: claim from Martin Morgan, of Manchester, as owner.
T71/73 p. 242: 36 enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Martin Morgan.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
327
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Estate
Highgate
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Collected by
Tory, N.
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Jamaica Manchester 327 (Highgate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13854 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
