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Awarded with James Curle (q.v.) the compensation for the enslaved people on Melrose and Mount Nelson estate in Manchester Jamaica, as executors and trustees of Robert Waugh (q.v.), who was possibly a returnee living in Melrose Roxburghshire until his death c. 1832.
T71/915 Manchester claim nos. 374 and 375.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£517 2s 7d
Awardee
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£2,530 19s 3d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1834 [EA] - → Executor
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1834 [EA] - → Executor
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Robert Cunningham', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
