18th Jan 1836 | 313 Enslaved | £17118 13s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 133.
T71/887: claim from Richard Michael Jones, as proprietor.
T71/1610: letter, dated 24/11/1835, from R. M. Jones, 32 St James St., stating: please find returns for a list of properties belonging to me and under my charge in Demerara - 2365; 2366; 582; 732; 1928 1929 1055 2173 994 2633 (omits 2412 & 2413).
T71/432 p. 1334: 338 enslaved persons were registered on Success estate by Richard Michael Jones in 1832.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2412
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Estate
Success
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Collected by
Jones, RM
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'British Guiana 2412 (Success)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7554 [accessed 25th April 2024].
