10th Dec 1838 | 12 Enslaved | £195 1s 10d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/854: the award was split - £93 7s 4d went to John Howel (for 5 enslaved persons); £101 14s 6d went to Grace Halhead (for 7 enslaved persons). John Howel claimed as guardian; Grace Halhead counterclaimed as 'trustee under marrige settlement dated 4 January 26 for the benefit of claimant's wife Mary Howell and her children'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
282
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Estate
Paradise
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Guardian)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 St John 282 (Paradise)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12263 [accessed 27th April 2024].
