12th Jun 1837 | 21 Enslaved | £473 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 326.
The award was split: £470 went to Jas. King Went; £3 16s 8d went to Solomon B. Harper.
T71/899: claim by Solomon B. Harper, as the executor of Thos Bishop Harper. Counterclaim from Jas. King Went, of the Parish of St Geo, as the executor of George Thorpe, under a decree of chancery upon two judgements and executions, for £1412 3s 0 3/4d charged against 21 enslaved persons. The agent to Jas. King Went was John Glasgow Grant, of the Island of Barbados.
T71/1611: a petition to counterclaim from John Glasgow Grant, London Street, 28 Fitzroy Square, acting as the agent of persons residing in Barbados, including this claim and Barbados claim no. 258.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4071B
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Estate
Chimborazo
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Beneficiary deceased
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Not a claimant
(Attorney)
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Awardee
(Executor or executrix)
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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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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