15th Feb 1836 | 258 Enslaved | £5024 8s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: original claim from Edward Pope. Counterclaim from Rowland & Samuel Mitchell as mortgagees. See also St Mary claim no. 400.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
405
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Estate
Decoy Estate
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Mortgagee)
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2nd claimant
(Mortgagee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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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