1st Aug 1836 | 170 Enslaved | £3138 14s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: awarded to Fitzherbert Batty and Robert Page, trustees under the will of Robert Wm Harris. Counterclaim from Charles Horsfall and Thomas Berry Horsfall, mortgagees and judgement creditors for £5119 18s 2d and £1763 0s 11 3/4d.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
170
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Estate
Hopewell
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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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:
'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-Vale 170 (Hopewell)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12228 [accessed 12th November 2024].
