18th Jan 1836 | 6 Enslaved | £139 6s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 152.
T71/1610: letter dated 13/11/1835 from Jas King, Gantry Castle, Co of Tipperary near Mitchelstown: writing for second time on behalf of the 'poor widow and her children' of the late Gerald Shaw, [who recently called on Jas King] asking about mode of payment.
T71/1593 p 143: letter to The Hon Jas King, Stewards Office, Lincolns Inn, dated 16/03/1836: award made to Lucinda Shaw.
T71/1592 p. 180 and p. 346: letters to Jas King, 19 Lincolns Inn Fields and Gantry Castle. Letter from Jas King came in via Sir George Grey, an estimate given of value of enslaved persons ['perhaps it may be for £25 to £30 each'].
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
51
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'St Vincent 51', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27073 [accessed 14th November 2024].
