23rd Nov 1835 | 16 Enslaved | £868 0s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 119.
T71/885: claim from Charles Matheson, as owner-in-fee.
T71/445 p. 381: Charles Matheson made his own return in 1834.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
335
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Collected by
Davidson, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'British Guiana 335', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8496 [accessed 13th November 2024].
