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Robert Grier Hamilton appears as the awardee under a claim for three people in St Ann.
A man of the same name, presumably father or uncle of the awardee, was the son of 'James Hamilton of Great Britain' [who has not yet been traced] and died at some point between 1823 and 1826.
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£84 5s 0d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - → Executor
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1815 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Grier Hamilton', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/12264/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
