29th May 1837 | 266 Enslaved | £13378 13s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim by Retemeyer, as substituted attorney for the Bentincks, as owner in fee. Counterclaim by Daniel Willink, of Liverpool, a merchant, for mortgages of 拢10065 17s 6d and 拢29,287 9s 1d.
T71/429 p. 228: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 for E. [= C.] A.F. and H.J. Wm. Bentinck, by W. C. Retemeyer.
T71/1256: claim from Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck and Henry John William Bentinck, both of Wilton Place. The file includes the agreement under which the claim was settled: the money went to Daniel Willink, accounts to be made up, with the Colonels Bentinck to pay a further amount to bring the total up to 拢33,000 (estimated at 拢16,000 in the agreement).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
558
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Estate
La bonne intention
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Guiana 558 (La bonne intention)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
