4th Apr 1836 | 27 Enslaved | £709 2s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/915 p. 132: claim from James McCatty, of Manchester, as executor of John Thomson (the mortgagee).
T71/860: note, dated 29/12/1835, stating: 'Withdrawal of the first counterclaim by Herbert Jarrett James conditionally on Messrs Hawthorne and Shedden receiving £900 from a Mr Morrice the agent of the claimant'.
T71/1606: letter, dated 18/02/1836, from R. Hawthorn, asking for confirmation of the withdrawal of Herbert Jarrett James's counterclaims, which had not yet been done.
See also Manchester claim nos. 107 & 429.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
70
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Estate
Glasgow
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Manchester 70 (Glasgow)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21488 [accessed 16th April 2024].
