4th Feb 1839 | 50 Enslaved | £1274 1s 6d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
Award listed in T71/884.
T71/1247: David Mosqueron who received £600 was represented by an attorney of Castries; Pierre Nelson Couperie was assignee of a Martinique claimant. Counterclaims also included Robert Bailey residing at Handley, Chester; Antoine Trophine Giraud, physician of Soufriere. David Mosqueron, late advocate of this island but now absent.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
642
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1st claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
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3rd claimant
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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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