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Annuitant for 拢160 p.a. on Capuchin estate in Dominica, shown as of Cambridge, Mass. c. 1775.
Hilary Term 1777 Roll 1455, Lee, reproduced by James Oldham, 'Detecting Non-fiction', in Chantal Stebbings (ed.) Law Reporting in Britain (1995) pp. 166-7.
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USA
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1775 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Annuitant
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1775 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Annuitant
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Ezekial Lewis of Cambridge, Mass.', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
