9th Nov 1835 | 69 Enslaved | £1470 7s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 104.
T71/363 p. 249: Jean Baptiste Motard registered 16 enslaved persons on the Hermitage estate.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
553
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Collected by
Cavan, James
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
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2nd claimant
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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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