24th Oct 1836 | 234 Enslaved | £11766 10s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim by Wolfert Katz. Counterclaim from 'The firm of Baring Bros & Co. by their attorney Wm Ross', for a mortgage of £81717 19s 0d. Counterclaim from Jan Adam Charbon, of Amsterdam, by Jacob Bernelot Moens [of Moens, Dauncy & Latham - PO Directory 1836], 117 Bishopsgate St., London, a merchant, as mortgagee by virtue of deed dated 07/02/1818 for £7503 4s 1d. Edward Briant and G. Gottlieb Lowenfield were executors of Wolfert Katz. Same counterclaim from Susan Barclay Katz (Wolfert Katz's widow) as in British Guiana claim no. 21.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
89
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Estate
Cotton Tree
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Mortgagee)
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8120
[accessed 4th April 2026].
