28th Nov 1836 | 160 Enslaved | £2272 8s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 309.
T71/877: claim by Mary Wesston, as owner. Counterclaim from Henry Moreton Dyer, as Receiver of Alexander Coates, for a mortgage debt of 拢2905 16s 8d. Counterclaims also from Daniel Wesston, of the town of St John, 'Bequest of Samuel Weston of one slave value 拢162 10 also 拢100 for labour etc. of said slave'; from Ann Wesston, of the parish of St Mary's, bequest of Samuel Weston of one enslaved person; and from Robert Wesston, of Tobago, bequest of Samuel Weston of one enslaved person, value 拢94.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
66
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Estate
Dark Valley
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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Other association
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Awardee (Receiver)
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Antigua 66 (Dark Valley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
