23rd Jan 1836 | 160 Enslaved | £3545 10s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 298.
T71/867: claim by John Ross, owner. Counterclaim from William Linwood of London by James Bryden his attorney, judgement creditor for 拢3733 2s 2d from October 1816.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838): John Ross of Mullatto River estate was present, but employed another gentleman, the same local magistrate, to act for him on account of his age and deafness' [p. 308]; 'he had been fined [拢5] on a previous occasion for an assault on one of his apprentices' [p. 309]; short critical comments [p. lxvii].
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
21
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Estate
Mulatto River
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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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'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 21 (Mulatto River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
