13th Mar 1837 | 101 Enslaved | £5357 7s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/430 p. 666: M.J. Retemeyer, as attorney for Jan J. Bysterus Heemskerk, registered 103 enslaved persons on Plantation Hermitage in 1832.
T71/431 p. 1156 and p. 1158: Michael McTurk registered 104 enslaved persons on Den Amstel estate, 'in the lawful possession of M.M. and A. Macrae'.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
696
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Estate
Den Amstel
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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:
'British Guiana 696 (Den Amstel)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7198 [accessed 24th April 2024].
