30th Jan 1837 | 96 Enslaved | £1892 2s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. See Tobago claim no. 22 for the case of Farquharson versus Balfour.
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Tobago
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Claim No.
23
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Estate
Burleigh Castle
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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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:
'Tobago 23 (Burleigh Castle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28040 [accessed 8th November 2024].
