7th Dec 1835 | 340 Enslaved | £17591 12s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim by Joseph Beete, as executor. Counterclaim by John Austin, by virtue of a mortgage of £28,136 2s 83/4d. Admitted.
See also British Guiana claim no. 2258.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
688
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Estate
Best & Phoenix
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Collected by
King, W.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Deceased claimant unsuccessful (Executor or executrix)
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 688 (Best & Phoenix)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9063 [accessed 26th December 2024].
