2nd May 1836 | 160 Enslaved | £3509 1s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 190.
T71/898: claim from John Rycroft Best, owner-in-fee.
T71/555 p. 26: enslaved persons were registered by John Rycroft Best in 1834.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3259
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Estate
Frere Pilgrim
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Collected by
Deane, R atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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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