2nd Nov 1835 | 92 Enslaved | £1541 1s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 92.
See also St Vincent claim no. 554 for the London address (Chester St) of Charles Gillies Payne.
T71/1032: Charles Gillies Payne signed his own claim, as owner.
T71/1609: letter, dated 14/09/1834, from Sir Peter Payne Bart., Blunham (?) House, St Neots, the father of Charles Gillies Payne, stating: 'I am the first claimant on the estate in virtue of a marriage settlement made upon me by my father Sir Gillies Paynes Bart of Tempston [=Tempsford] in the County of Bedford in the year 1789 and I have given it up to my son subject to that settlement, upon certain conditions. By the time the money is payable we shall inform you to whom we wish it to be paid.'
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
575
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Estate
Little Sir Gillies
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Collected by
Payne, RH
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'St Kitts 575 (Little Sir Gillies)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25619 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
