Jamaica Westmoreland 470 (Hopeton and Lennox)

18th Jan 1836 | 309 Enslaved | £5501 14s 7d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 64.

T71/871: claim from Hutchison M. Scott, of Westmoreland, as owner-in-fee.

Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 260: reference to William Hamilton, a man of colour and overseer on Lenox: 'On these estates the evils of slavery have, we believe, been mitigated to a greater extent, than on any others in Jamaica'.


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
Westmoreland
Claim No.
470
Estate
Hopeton and Lennox
Collected by
Lawrence, Charles
Uncontested
Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

Awardee (Owner-in-fee)

Associated Estates (2)