19th Oct 1835 | 180 Enslaved | £2683 7s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 82.
T71/877: claim from Thomas Coull and William Byam, as trustees and executors of Thomas Rogers.
‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 4: Thomas Rogers (Puisne Baron) registered 349 enslaved persons as proprietor and attorney.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
302
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Estate
Hawes And Mercer's Creek
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Collected by
Liggins, Joseph
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'Antigua 302 (Hawes And Mercer's Creek)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/437 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
