30th Nov 1835 | 320 Enslaved | £16613 4s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/430: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by M. J. Retemeyer, as attorney for J.J. Bysterus Heemskerk.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
637
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Estate
Herstelling
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Collected by
Moens, JB of Moens, Latham
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'British Guiana 637 (Herstelling)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8050 [accessed 19th April 2024].
