24th Oct 1836 | 283 Enslaved | £7493 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 316.
T71/884: claim by Stephen Williams as administrator to succession of Francis Lafargue. Counterclaim from Fontainebleu-based French family, as heirs.
See also St Lucia claim no. 18 for Stephen Williams as partner in Duncan Ferguson & Co. Creditors appear to include absentees.
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Colony
St Lucia
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Claim No.
2
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Estate
Marquis
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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 2 (Marquis)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26702 [accessed 20th April 2024].
