5th Dec 1836 | 12 Enslaved | £201 12s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 301.
Split: £172 11s 4d went to Gibson; £29 1s 1d went to Myers.
T71/1608: letter, dated 28/11/1836, from Johnston & Co., stating that Lawrence Gibson passed to them a copy of judgement.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
22
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Elizabeth 22', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22669 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
