25th Apr 1836 | 74 Enslaved | £1287 18s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/856: claim by John Wade, St Mary, owner-in-fee. Awarded to James Jackson Sewell, Richard Thomas and Henry Swanson as executors of John Wade.
See also St Mary claim no. 273.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
49
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Estate
Essex Plantation
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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3rd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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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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