28th Jan 1836 | 258 Enslaved | £13634 11s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim by Alexander Simpson, representing the estate of Joseph Ward. Counterclaims from Murray Bros. (residing in George Town Demerary - T71/1255), as creditors; and by George Rainy, on behalf of himself and of Sandbach Tinne and Co. (of which he was a partner), as mortgagees for £18513 3s 2d.
T71/429 p. 361: enslaved persons were registered to Joseph Ward in 1832, by his attorney Hugh Hughes.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
546
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Estate
Plantation Industry
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Contested
Yes
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Deceased claimant unsuccessful
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1st claimant
(Mortgagee)
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2nd claimant
(Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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2nd claimant
(Mortgagee)
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3rd claimant
(Mortgagee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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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