22nd Aug 1836 | 88 Enslaved | £1744 0s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 304.
Charles Armstrong & others versus Anna Katherine Storer & others.
See also Westmoreland claim no. 472.
T71/1608: Oliversons wrote on 31/08/1839 to Rev. Theodore Williams, stating interest in the estate of Joseph Stone Williams [see Westmoreland no. 83 for the origin of the interest of the Williams' family members]. Petition from Robert Russell, late of the Island of Jamaica but at present residing in England, also referring to Westmoreland claim nos. 83, 259, 272 and 662, concerning a late counterclaim.
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Jamaica
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Westmoreland
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Claim No.
259
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Estate
Belle Isle
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Other association
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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:
'Jamaica Westmoreland 259 (Belle Isle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17898 [accessed 19th April 2024].
