20th Nov 1837 | 38 Enslaved | £2140 8s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 324.
T71/894: counterclaim from George Cole, of Glasgow, as mortgagee vs. Wm. Meckleham.
Counterclaims also from the Eccles partners and from Alex Mitchell, of Glasgow, and J. H. Forbes, as representatives of mortgagees.
T71/519 p. 2333: enslaved persons were registered by Wm. Meikleham (?) in 1834.
T71/519 p. 2365-6: Wm. Mekleham also registered 41 enslaved persons on the Resource estate in 1834.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1785
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Estate
Mt Stuart
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Trinidad 1785 (Mt Stuart)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28719 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
