24th Apr 1837 | 117 Enslaved | £2221 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 292.
T71/859: claim by John Thomas Howell, executor and trustee of Thos P. Howell. Counterclaim by Evan McPherson (awarded £265 0s 1d) and by Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe, Bartolomew Ibbott Williams and Henry Lord Garrigues (awarded £2221 5s 8d) rateably by amount of claims as creditors.
T71/1594 p. 237: John Thomas Howell of Swansea, Clarendon, Jamaica.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
342
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Estate
Belleplain
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1st claimant
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2nd claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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3rd claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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3rd claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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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