23rd Jan 1836 | 182 Enslaved | £4680 8s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 312.
T71/880: claim by Owsley Rowley, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Aeneas Barkly, of Lime St. Square, as the survivng co-partner of Henry Davidson with the concurrence of Henry Davidson junior and William Davidson, the surviving executors of Henry Davidson, attorneys LeBlanc, Oliver & Cook., mortgagee for £19829 7s 4d with interest at 6% from 31/05/1835. The counterclaim was withdrawn and then reinstated.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
605
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Estate
Palmiste Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Other association
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Other association
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Grenada 605 (Palmiste Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10802 [accessed 30th January 2025].
