24th Dec 1838 | 88 Enslaved | £2785 7s 5d
T71/904: initially no claim; a return in the name of Joseph Barry, Don Accueil, Flacq. Successful counterclaim by James Blyth, vendee under judgement of colonial court.
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Colony
Mauritius
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Claim No.
3994
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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:
'Mauritius 3994', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120007676 [accessed 26th November 2024].
