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Thomas Barrett of St Thomas-in-the-Vale. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1675. Slave-ownership at probate: 1 of whom 0 were listed as male and 1 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £472.28 Jamaican currency of which £28 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £80 currency cash, £201.4 currency debts and £15.5 currency plate.
Probably the Thomas Barrett who wrote a letter to James Littleton on 07/10/1672 "from his house in Wharf Side, Port Royal", "perhaps a brother or other relative of old Hercie [Barrett, d. 1685]" describing conditions in the town.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
R. A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica (2000) pp. 12-13.
27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Thomas Barrett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663165 [accessed 19th May 2024].
