14th Dec 1835 | 21 Enslaved | £517 14s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 15.
T71/857: claim by James Forsyth, Kingston, administrator of Thomas Winn.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
337
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Estate
Mammee Bay
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Collected by
Bourdieu, JB of JBB and JBrooke
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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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:
'Jamaica St Ann 337 (Mammee Bay)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13916 [accessed 20th April 2024].
