13th Mar 1837 | 160 Enslaved | £3124 6s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 305.
T71/915 p. 57: claim by William Augustus Dickson, on behalf of Stewart and Westmorland, as mortgagees inter alia. Counterclaim by Mary Capon for dower.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
563
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Estate
Caldwell Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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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 Hanover 563 (Caldwell Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13319 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
