13th Jun 1836 | 106 Enslaved | £4725 1s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 171.
Ann Latham and Charles Latham, of London, were the executors of Thos Latham.
T71/518 p. 3236: enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by James Porter, as attorney to the heirs of Thos Latham.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
2024
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Estate
Latham [= Chatham] Estate
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Collected by
Latham, Alfred of AL and JFraser
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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:
'Trinidad 2024 (Latham [= Chatham] Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28116 [accessed 19th April 2024].
