6th Feb 1837 | 112 Enslaved | £6288 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 128.
T71/886: claim by Walter Urquhart; counterclaim in the nature of a memorial from J. Ogle, for a mortgage of £5000. The counterclaim was withdrawn. John Jackson and William Wilkinson were executors of Walter Urquhart.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
1743
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Estate
Cumingsburgh
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Collected by
Labalmondiere, Geo.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Mortgagee)
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Beneficiary deceased
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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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