13th Nov 1837 | 30 Enslaved | £681 4s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
T71/871: claim by Robert Keith Lennox [almost certainly = Senior] , as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Hutchinson Mure Scott, as assignee of mortgage.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
471
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Estate
Belmont
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Assignee)
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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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'Jamaica Westmoreland 471 (Belmont)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13048 [accessed 27th December 2024].
