30th Nov -0001 | 126 Enslaved | £6233 19s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319.
T71/885: claim by G. Praas, W.C. Retemeyer and G.P. van Holst, sequors of the property of Mr and Mrs Luthers. Counterclaims from mortgagees J.P.J. Walen and C.H. Raven, in Amsterdam, for £5099 3s 4d; and from the Charbons for £13766 4s 9d.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
492
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Estate
Plantn Waakzaamheid
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 492 (Plantn Waakzaamheid)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9415 [accessed 26th April 2024].
