4th May 1836 | 37 Enslaved | £1984 15s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim by William Campbell and Anthony Bone, as curators of the estate of Wm. Jansen (deceased). Counterclaim by John Dodson, of Lancaster (Lancashire), by his attorney William Campbell, as mortgagee.
T71/1593 pp. 38-9 (1): letter, dated 05/01/1836, to John Dodson, Lancaster, stating: it is contested although you consider it uncontested.
T71/1610: letters, dated 18/11/1835 and 09/01/1836, from John Dodson, Lancaster, setting out claims as mortgagee on British Guiana claim nos. 196, 262 [?], 219 and 289.
T71/445 p. 581: William Campbell made a return in the slave registers in 1834.
T71/1253: John Dodson withdrew his counterclaim on 03/05/1836.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
196
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Estate
Plantation Goedland
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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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 196 (Plantation Goedland)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8957 [accessed 20th April 2024].
