8th May 1837 | 23 Enslaved | £514 15s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim by Walter Brett, of Kingston. Counterclaim, amongst others, from John Johnston, as assignee under a deed of 20th April 18[2]5. The awardees were presumably executors etc.
T71/137 p. 31: enslaved persons registered by Walter Brett, as owner, in 1832.
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Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
494
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Estate
Mount Salus (sp?)
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Contested
Yes
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Deceased awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 Andrew 494 (Mount Salus (sp?))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24202 [accessed 21st November 2024].
