8th Feb 1836 | 244 Enslaved | £4725 4s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 78.
T71/874: claim from John Mitchell, of Great Britain, as tenant for life; from Robert Sympson, of Great Britain, as trustee and executor; and from R. and S. Mitchell, of Great Britain, as executors of William Mitchell senior.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
545
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Estate
George's Valley
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Collected by
Mitchell, Rowland
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Tenant-for-life)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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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