18th Jan 1836 | 267 Enslaved | £4275 6s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by Henry Ralph Willett, of Broom Hall, Shooters Hill, Kent, committee of the estate of John Willett Willett.
See also St Kitts claim no. 748.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
747
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Estate
Red Gate
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(Committee)
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Awardee
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'St Kitts 747 (Red Gate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25468 [accessed 24th April 2024].
