9th Nov 1835 | 439 Enslaved | £8092 7s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 62.
T71/871: claim from Richard Bright, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
169
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Estate
Meylersfield
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Collected by
Gibbs, Wm (?) of Gibbs, Bright
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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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