British Guiana 624 (La Penitence)

Parliamentary Papers p. 121.

Parliamentary Papers gives name as James Halbony.

T71/885: claim from James H. Albouy [?], as owner-in-fee.

T71/1610: petition, dated 15/10/1834, forwarded from Joseph Scott Moore, attorney to Andrew Ball et. al., from Andrew Ball, acting under the Court of Chancery of Ireland and by a power of attorney from John Gordon and Jonathan Morgan, executors of will of the late John Sayers. James Hill Albouy and Park Benjamin ('Benjamin & Albouy of Demerara', in a covering note) bought La Penitence estate on 24/05/1832 [sic - must be 1822 given what follows] for £34,000, to be paid by £10,000 good bills of exchange on London; assuming last 4 installments of a Dutch mortgage for £2696 6s 8, and paying balance of £21303 13s 4d in 6 equal annual installments plus interest from 01/01/1823. To secure this, Benjamin & Albouy granted a second mortgage on the plantation and 146 enslaved persons and with right of 1st mortgage on 70 enslaved persons placed upon the plantation by the purchasers. £10,000 plus the first 5 installments were paid, but the 6th was outstanding (of £3763 12s 10d unpaid except £200 in 1829 and £1500 on account of interest paid this year).    

T71/430 p. 486: J.H. Albouy registered 309 enslaved persons, as owner, in 1832.