29th Feb 1836 | 122 Enslaved | £2296 3s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
T71/874: claim by Jefferies & Esdaile, of Trelawny, as mortgagees. Berners and Capper counterclaimed for interest on £10,000, £2700 arrears. Counterclaim also from Mary Reid, under the will of Geo. Reid, dated 28/07/1819, as an annuitant for £500 per annum for (same?) £2,700 arrears. (Rev.) Geo. Capper was the executor of Mary Reid (deceased).
See also Trelawny claim nos. 409, 530 and 531 for more Reid claims, apparently connected.
Jamaica Almanac (1818): Friendship estate registered to George Reid senior.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Friendship estate registered to Geo. Reid.
Jamaica Almanac (1831): Friendship estate registered to the estate of George Reid. Also contains the line 'Reid, George say Oakley Charles, Bunkers Hill'.
Jamaica Almanacs (1832-3): Friendship estate registered to Sir Charles Oakley.
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Jamaica
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Trelawny
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Claim No.
417
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Estate
Friendship
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Legatee)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Other association
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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 Trelawny 417 (Friendship)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21201 [accessed 31st December 2024].
