16th Nov 1835 | 95 Enslaved | £1914 2s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 71.
189A: £1012 14s 7d went to Lee.
189B: £901 8s 1d went to Delap.
T71/873: claim from S[amuel] F[rancis] Delap, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Wm. Drummond Delap, as 'legatee under the will of Robert Delap (dated 12th October 1781) for £2000'. Counterclaim from Richard Lee, of London, as assignee of mortgage for £20,000 sterling and for second counterclaim as 'termor'. John Hopton Forbes, of Ely Place, waived the claim of S.F. Delap, and admitted the claim of William Drummond Delap. S.F. Delap admitted R. Lee's claim for 51 enslaved persons and the counterclaim of Wm. Drummond Delap for 41 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
189A & B
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Estate
Orange Estate
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Collected by
Lee, R (A); Bevan, D of Bevan, Barclays (B)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Awardee
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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 James 189A & B (Orange Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15114 [accessed 25th April 2024].
