21st Dec 1835 | 146 Enslaved | £2714 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 43.
T71/915 p. 27: claim from Albertine Bird and [Francis] William Henry Martin, of York, as tenants in common; and Edward Moore, of London, as sequestrator.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
155
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Estate
Content Plantation
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
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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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