24th Oct 1836 | 144 Enslaved | £2159 14s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309.
T71/877: claim by Robert Grant, attorney of Mary Wesston. Counterclaim by Mary Wesston, of St John, widow, executrix of Joseph Wesston. Counterclaims include the Playfair family, of Glasgow, as creditors.
See also Antigua claim no. 66 for Mary Wesston.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
114
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Estate
Drew's Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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:
'Antigua 114 (Drew's Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/622 [accessed 26th April 2024].
