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Glasgow merchant, partner in G & R Dennistoun. His share in the firm was ostensibly valued at £29,000 c. 1821, but later reassessed to have been below £10,000 at that date. Andrew Buchanan pursued the firm G & R Dennistoun for the security it had pledged to his wife for her advance to her [and presumably their] son James Buchanan of £5250 due 11/11/1820.
Cases Decided in the Court of Session [1834-1835], (Edinburgh, 1835) Volume 13 p. 841 et seq. 'Buchanan v Dennistoun', May 29 1835.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Commercial (1) |
Partner
George & Robert Dennistoun & Co.
West India merchant |
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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'James Buchanan of G & R Dennistoun', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146666737 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
