15th Feb 1836 | 58 Enslaved | £1127 18s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: original claim by Edward Morant Gale. Counterclaim from John Morant, George Morant and Robert Lambert, mortgagees in fee for £12000, admitted by Messrs Cottam & Co., Edward Morant Gale's attorneys.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
297
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Estate
Crawle
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-Vale 297 (Crawle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14848 [accessed 8th November 2024].
