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La bonne intention

British Guiana | Demerara

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Henry John William Bentinck
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 558 (La bonne intention)
£13,378 13S 7D
British Guiana 823 (La bonne intention)
£1,956 16S 7D

Estate Information (4)

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1798
[Name] La Bonne Intention  
[Crop] Cotton  
 

La Bonne Intention, shown as plantation no. 48 under the subheading 'De Mahaica a Demerarie', proprietaire wed [widow] Changuion, 500 carreaux C[oton]

 
Carte Generale...Demerarie 'Liste des habitations...' [1798] University of Amsterdam Library 'Suriname 1599-1975' https://hdl.handle.net/11245/3.38621
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 313(Tot) 144(F) 169(M)  
[Name] La Bonne Intention  
 

V.A. Heyliger atty of Bentinck & Changuion [sp?]

 
T71/397 L5 2833
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 281(Tot) 130(F) 151(M)  
[Name] La Bonne Intention  
 

In the lawful possession of the estate of H.W. Bentinck and J.L. Changuion in trust of D. Willinck of Liverpool by C.A. van Grovestins his attorney

 
T71/416 1301-1307
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 277(Tot) 130(F) 147(M)  
[Name] La Bonne Intention  
 

Belonging to Pln La Bonne Intention in lawful possession of E. [C?] A. F. and H.J. Wm Bentinck [by M.C.Retemeyer]

 
T71/429 222-228