16th Nov 1835 | 353 Enslaved | £6252 12s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 71.
T71/873: claim by Robert Gordon, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee. Claim by the Hibberts, as mortgagees and judgement creditors (deed dated 24 July 1800 (also October 1827, presumably the judgment)), for £15,589 0s 3d. Gordon's claim was unsuccessful; the Hibberts were awarded the compensation.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Windsor Hotel [sic] registered to Robert Gordon.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
169
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Estate
Windsor Lodge
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Collected by
Hibbert, WT & Hibbert Saml.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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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 James 169 (Windsor Lodge)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15091 [accessed 12th November 2024].
