9th Nov 1835 | 159 Enslaved | £3215 18s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/866: claim for 158 enslaved persons. William Burnett and Catherine Forbes (a widow) were assignees of a mortgage or beneficially interested under an agreement from the mortgagee for £11,888 11s 2d. The original claim was from Robert Taylor, under an agreement with Joseph Delpratt.
T71/144 p. 295: enslaved persons registered on Mt Sinai estate by Simon Taylor, as attorney for the heirs of S. Delpratt (deceased).
See also St David claim no. 101.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
115
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Estate
Mount Sinai
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Collected by
Tabor, H(?) of Lloyd & Tabor
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Uncontested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee
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Awardee (Assignee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 David 115 (Mount Sinai)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24325 [accessed 17th April 2024].
