13th Jun 1836 | 117 Enslaved | £2876 0s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
See also Grenada claim nos. 700, 772, 773 etc.
T71/880: claim by T. and J. Berkeley. Counterclaim by Archibald Paull, as mortgagee. Counterclaim by William Foreman Home, of Paxton, County of Berwick, Scotland, by his attorney John Foreman Home, of Waltham, Parish of St Mark, Grenada, as executor of the assignee of an annuitant of £50 per annum, sum due of £421 10s 5d with interest at 5 per cent from 20/11/1834.
See claim no. 566 for William Foreman Home.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
775
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Estate
Paraclete Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Grenada 775 (Paraclete Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10431 [accessed 8th November 2024].
