30th Nov 1835 | 298 Enslaved | £15582 1s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim from Hugh Hyndman, as owner-in-fee, by his attorney James Matthews.
T71/431 p. 1129: James Matthews registered 319 enslaved persons for Hugh Hyndman.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
695
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Estate
Blankenburgh
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Collected by
Fraser, Wm of WF, WMAlexander, CNeilson
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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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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British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8877
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