30th Nov 1835 | 93 Enslaved | £4837 13s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318. Presumably the estate name is a version of Met-en-Meerzorg (q.v.)
T71/885: claim by G. Fullarton and A. Macdonald (of London). Counterclaim by Wm. Burkett, as the attorney of Messrs. Bell and Grant, of (15) Angel court, London. Admitted.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
708
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Estate
Met & Meerzorg
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 708 (Met & Meerzorg)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8884 [accessed 25th November 2024].
