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The will of David Dalgleish of Westmoreland, Gent. was proved in Jamaica 23/05/1783. In it, he bequeathed £50 sterling to his niece in Britain. The residuary legatee was Dorcas, aka Elizabeth Wills of St Mary, a "free mulatto woman... who lives with me."
David Dalgleish of Westmoreland, merchant. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1783. 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: £354.23 Jamaican currency of which £49.5 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £177.15 currency debts and £49.5 currency plate.
LOS 50 f. 11.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Occupation
Merchant
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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:
'David Dalgleish', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663525 [accessed 27th May 2024].
