20th Feb 1837 | 97 Enslaved | £2004 6s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
T71/857: claim by Hamilton Brown, owner-in-fee; heavily litigated; no basis given for claim of Hawthorn and Shedden, nor is any counterclaim filed by them in evidence.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
650
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Estate
Colliston
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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2nd claimant
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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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