26th Jun 1837 | 137 Enslaved | £2728 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
Award split: £723 16s 7d to Townson [here erroneously identified as "Townsend"]; £1765 12s 4d to Whitley; £70 18s 10d to Utten; £101 13s 3d to Allen; £66 10s 8d to Utten (again).
T71/857 A good example of adjudication amongst judgement creditors. Jas Townson of Kingston; Geo Whiteley of London; James Phillips Utten of St Ann; S.T. Allen was executor of the earlier claimant, Anna Maria Millward of Great Britain.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
714
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Estate
Inverness
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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3rd claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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2nd claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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Deceased awardee
(Judgement creditor)
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3rd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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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