25th Jan 1836 | 176 Enslaved | £9174 19s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim from William Fraser and Colin McKenzie, by their attorney Lewis Cameron. Counterclaim from J. T. & A. (?) Douglas & Co., of Glasgow, by their attorney Robert Semple, for mortgages of £4698 18s 6d and £1723 19s 0d.
T71/1255: a copy of a judgement in the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Guiana for the district of Berbice (no date) identifies William Fraser as of Culbokie(r), in the county of Inverness, Scotland; and Colin McKenzie as late of Mt. Gerald in the county of Ross. William Fraser and the executors of Colin McKenzie had agreed to pay J. T. & A. Douglas in three installments of £2333 6s 8d, 1832-34.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
476
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Estate
Plntn Union
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Contested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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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:
'British Guiana 476 (Plntn Union)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8563 [accessed 19th April 2024].
