25th Apr 1836 | 123 Enslaved | £1259 6s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 188.
Parliamentary Papers shows 2954A as awarded to Richard Smith, and 2954B as litigated, but brackets both together for the number of enslaved persons and the amount of compensation.
T71/897: claim for 123 enslaved persons. The award split was split into two halves, of £1259 6s 11d each. Claim by Robert Allen (deceased) and (Rev.) Richard Smith, as owners-in-fee, by their attorney Wm Sharp.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
2954A & B
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Estate
Mapps
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Collected by
Smith, Richard
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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:
'Barbados 2954A & B (Mapps)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/4784 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
