5th Oct 1835 | 185 Enslaved | £3665 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 41.
T71/864: claim from Wm. Rae, of Petersfield.
T71/124 p. 182: William Rae registered 168 enslaved persons in 1832.
T71/1608: letter, dated 25/09/1835, from John Johnstone re. power of attorney from Wm. Rae, of Jamaica.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
17
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Estate
Petersfield
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Collected by
Hall, John
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Uncontested
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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'Jamaica Port Royal 17 (Petersfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22418 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
