1st Feb 1836 | 205 Enslaved | £3863 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 12.
T71/856: awarded to John Vincent Purrier [Hanover deleted], Edward and Thomas Purrier, London 'devisees and executors of John Vincent Purrier'; his will dated 16/07/1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) shows Palmetto Grove owned by James Deans as trustee (and in 1817 owned by Alexander Wright.)
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
421
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Estate
Palmetto Grove
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Collected by
Purrier, Edw. & Thos.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Jamaica St Mary 421 (Palmetto Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12009 [accessed 21st November 2024].
