Canal Company (Transport)
Robert Rollestonof 38 Mincing Lane is reported to have subscribed for 85 shares; his partner Christopher Chambers for 60; and Sophia and Frances Chambers a further 80, for a total commitment of £22,500.
Humphrey Household, The Thames & Severn Canal.
The inaugural meeting of the proprietors was held at the London Tavern 24/06/1783. A committee was elected 07/10/1783.
https://www.gsia.org.uk/reprints/news/ginl06.pdf
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.
