29th Oct 1838 | 72 Enslaved | £1646 13s 9d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/873: claim from Joseph Bowen, as owner in fee. Counterclaims from judgement creditors, with Hawthorn and Shedden playing a role as agents/intermediaries for two of them .
T71/222: Joseph Bowen registered 81 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
545
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Estate
Saltspring Pen
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Contested
Yes
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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 St James 545 (Saltspring Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20972 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
