13th Feb 1837 | 75 Enslaved | £1529 1s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/860: claim from Hector Mitchell, as executor of John Biggar, a mortgagee and prior judgement creditor. Claim by Ann McCorkell, as executrix of Isaac McCorkell. Counterclaim from Sir Orford Gordon, of Great Britain, as heir at law of Robert Shaw.
T71/1190: replication of Hector Mitchell. Sir Orford Gordon had sold enslaved persons, previously belonging to Robert Shaw, to Isaac McCorkell and James Thompson, of Manchester.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
315
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Estate
Christiana
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee)
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Not a claimant
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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:
'Jamaica Manchester 315 (Christiana)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13066 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
