13th Jun 1836 | 121 Enslaved | £1199 2s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. T71/891: claim by Rev. Jas Hamilton of Canterbury, tenant in common of a moiety, and John Watson Borradaile and Joseph Edlman, assignees of Rucker & Co. Counterclaim by Alexander Murray of Broughton, Scotland, Robert McCulloch of Islington, John Hamilton of Cliff Rectory near Rochester and Edward Collins of Trutham (?) near Truro, Cornwall, mortgagees for £7000, against moiety of Rev. Jas Hamilton. This award is for only half of the compensation.
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Tobago
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Claim No.
34
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Estate
Whim Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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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:
'Tobago 34 (Whim Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27698 [accessed 4th November 2024].
