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James Shannon of Cope Street Dublin approached the Commissioners to set out his 'interest' in the compensation paid to Robert Hyndman for the enslaved people on Bendals in Antigua.
T71/1609 letter from James Shannon, Cope St Dublin, re his interest in compensation to Robert Hyndman, and challenging the application of John Jameson of Dublin as assignee or trustee of the creditors of Robert Hyndman.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£2,854 16s 6d
Not a claimant
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Cope Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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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:
'James Shannon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630525 [accessed 12th November 2024].
