28th Sep 1835 | 236 Enslaved | £3830 17s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 8.
T71/855: claim by Rev. Sir William Henry Cooper Bart. as surviving trustee of James Dawkins and the said James Dawkins, by their attorney Thomas J Bernard. Counterclaim by Biddulph and Pepys as 'surviving trustees of the Estates of James Dawkins'.
Listed as uncontested in the Parliamentary Papers; assume counterclaim was admitted.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
14
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Estate
?[None given in T71/855]
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Collected by
Young, Hry of OSmith and HY
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Trustee)
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2nd claimant
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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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