21st Nov 1836 | 71 Enslaved | £1547 14s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: claim by Frederick Ferdinand Hill, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from William Williamson, Kingston, Jamaica, 'Trustee and prior incumbrancer under a mortgage January 1826 £4876 0s 10d. date of assignment 25 Mar 1834'.
T71/1594 p. 27: letters dated 05/04/1837 and 13/04/1837 to Robert Tippler, No. 89 Tower St, asking him to please return the award as Stewart and Westmorland have power of attorney and he has none.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
514
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Estate
Soho
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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-East, Surrey 514 (Soho)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17455 [accessed 12th November 2024].
