15th Feb 1836 | 185 Enslaved | £3792 17s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 65.
T71/871: claim by Thomas Forrest esq., as owner. Counterclaim from Beckford & Ranken, as mortgagee for £12647 11s 11d.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
661
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Estate
Masemure
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Collected by
Beckford, Wm and JR
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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 Westmoreland 661 (Masemure)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14887 [accessed 8th November 2024].
