24th Oct 1836 | 88 Enslaved | £4849 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim from the executors of Wolfert Katz. Counterclaim from Baring Bros.
|
Colony
British Guiana
|
|
Claim No.
270
|
|
Estate
Overwinning?
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
|
|
Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
|
|
Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
|
|
Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
|
|
Beneficiary
(Mortgagee)
|
|
2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
|
|
1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
|
1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8123
[accessed 4th April 2026].
