23rd Jan 1837 | 65 Enslaved | £2015 0s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 322. T71/892: claim by Alex Cruikshank. Counterclaims from James Bogle Smith et al as bond and judgement creditors.
T71/500 p. 162: enslaved persons by Alex Cruikshank for himself.
T71/1302: the liability of Alex Cruikshank was originally to Charles Brooke and James Bogle Smith, counterclaim by James Bogle Smith, Elizabeth Brooke, Henry James Brooke and Wm Robertson Webb.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
597
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Estate
Belmont
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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 Vincent 597 (Belmont)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27123 [accessed 19th April 2024].
