19th Dec 1836 | 116 Enslaved | £2347 0s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
The award was split: £1173 10s 2d went to Dawson and his wife; £1173 10s 2d went to Helen Brown.
T71/874: claim by John Brown, executor of Wm. H. Brown, as tenant in possession and in right of his wife (Helen Brown presumably?). The Dawsons counterclaimed as devisees through their attorney John R. MacDonald.
T71/1608: letter, dated 03/12/1836, from Qharles Harris, referring to a counterclaim from Sir John Gordon Bart.; earlier, unnumbered letter from Qharles Harris referring to 'our relative (cousin), Captain Dawson RN'.
Jamaica Almanac (1832 & 1833): Sportman's Hall registered to the heirs of John S. Brown.
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Jamaica
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Trelawny
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Claim No.
31
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Estate
Sportsmans Estate
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Contested
Yes
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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 Trelawny 31 (Sportsmans Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16167 [accessed 25th November 2024].
