10th Oct 1836 | 59 Enslaved | £3048 17s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 168. The capacity in which William Hardin Burnley was awarded the compensation has yet to be confirmed. The estate had been jointly owned by Alexander Jack with John Corrie and then with Corrie's widow.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1648
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Estate
Carolina Estate
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Collected by
Burnley, Wm Hardin
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Awardee
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Trinidad 1648 (Carolina Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28172 [accessed 26th April 2024].
