23rd Nov 1835 | 3 Enslaved | £915 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 117.
T71/885: claim by Vincent Simonelli, as keeper of Colony Jail. The amended award was made to George Rainy and John Croal, upon an affidavit that 'they are specially appointed by the Court of Policy to receive compensation for the slaves that are the property of Colony, and that the slaves claimed in no. 107 are the property of the colony'.
Inconsistency with the number of enslaved persons?
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
107
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Collected by
King, Wm of WK, CMcGarel
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 107', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8311 [accessed 26th November 2024].
