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Appears as awardee of the compensation for 15 enslaved people on Montserrat, but the money was intercepted by the London merchants John Paynter Musson Trott (q.v.).
T71/888 Montserrat claim no. 172. Counterclaim by 'John Paynter Musson Trott of No 1 Lime St Square London for advance of monies secured by Power of Attorney dated 6th Feby 1835 to receive compensation and by surrender of the deed under which the claimant holds title to the slaves.'
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£265 10s 9d
Awardee
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'William John Herries', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/25025 [accessed 22nd July 2024].
