3rd Dec 1836 | 4 Enslaved | £127 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 152.
T71/891: claim by Jenny Thorn. Request from AC of Tobago dated 01/09/1836 that Duncan McKellar,one of His Majesty's Council of that Island, may be appointed trustee for Jenny Thorn the claimant who is of infirm mind and incapable of executing a power of attorney'.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
288
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Tobago 288', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28038 [accessed 24th April 2024].
