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Of Co. Tyrone Ireland, pursued belatedly (in 1843) compensation which he believed had been paid to his elder brother William Moore. The claim was probably that for the enslaved people on Moore Park in Trelawny, which had been paid to Samuel Boyd Barnett as administrator of John moore decd.
Letters to Commissioners 10/4/1843 and 30/12/1843 from James Hughes alias Moore County Tyrone Ireland, chasing share of compensation, which he believed had gone to his elder brother Wm Moore; T71/874 Trelawney no. 714.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£151 1s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant
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Co. Tyrone, Ireland
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'James Hughes alias Moore', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630505 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
