20th Mar 1837 | 16 Enslaved | £286 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/1606: cover letter dated 04/01/1838 from Bridges & Mason and petition from Francis Elliott, merchant, Kingston in Jamaica, who had made an ineffectual counterclaim based on an 1835 assignment although he had security going back to 1810.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
86
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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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