11th Dec 1837 | 68 Enslaved | £1659 13s 1d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/884: award split. William Muter £454 19s 3d; J.A. Lestrade £138 2s 9d; the rest to Lemaistres in two moieties.
T71/1247: counterclaims from Anne Lemaistre, widow of Guillaume Doumergue residing in St Pierre Martinique; and from L.J.B.I. and J.B.S. Lemaistre, St Pierre Martinique, former owners with their brother of Belair.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
633
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Estate
Chateau Belair
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Contested
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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'St Lucia 633 (Chateau Belair)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26285 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
