20th Mar 1837 | 69 Enslaved | £1359 16s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 322. Award split: £444 11s 2d to Cuvillie & Gray; £889 2s 3d to Cropper; £26 3s 0d to Rose.
T71/892: claim by N. Bassnett Cropper. Counterclaim from Mary Cuvillie and Elizabeth Gray of St Vincent, widows, devisees of their grandfather Charles John Warner for a fourth of his estate. Counterclaim from John Cropper as mortgagee etc. Counterclaim from William Rose of St Vincent as judgment creditor.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
695A, B & C
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Estate
Mt Pleasant
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 695A, B & C (Mt Pleasant)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27114 [accessed 30th October 2024].
