15th Feb 1836 | 161 Enslaved | £4218 6s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 155.
Times 31/7/1805 p. 3: Archibald Alves had been a partner with George Baillie [1/3rd:2/3rd]. The suit of Baillie v Baillie and Alves was brought by James Baillie's widow to recover £8000 deposited with Baillie & Alves. James Baillie had left £800,000 to widow and children, 'subject to all the incumbrances incident to West India property', which reduced the estate to around £300,000: 'the deranged affairs' of James Baillie.
T71/500 p 87: enslaved persons registered for Archibald Alves by George Rickard in 1834.
T71/499: enslaved persons registered for Archibald Alves by John Carmichael in 1831.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
500
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Estate
Carapan
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Collected by
Alves, Archibald
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Vincent 500 (Carapan)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27259 [accessed 24th November 2024].
