20th Feb 1837 | 11 Enslaved | £289 0s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
The award was split: £95 3s 11d went to John Manderson; £193 16s 5d went to George Newlands.
R.A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica: The Family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Athlone, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000) p. 105: reference to John Manderson as 'Mulatto'.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St Andrew
|
|
Claim No.
381
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Awardee
|
|
Awardee
|
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Andrew 381', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16730 [accessed 24th April 2024].
