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Awarded the compensation for two enslaved people on the Finsbury estate in St George Jamaica. Eli Smith's triennial registrations were made by an attorney in 1820 and 1829: in the former he is shown as heir at law of Anthony Smith deceased.
T71/869 St George no. 265 Eli Smith England owner-in-fee. Claim for 1 plus one runaway.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£32 12s 11d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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England
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Eli Smith', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/21831 [accessed 18th April 2024].
