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1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Other
In 1834 enslaved persons were registered by Benjamin Gittens. They were purchased from William Oxley, Master in Chancery, and were lately the property of Joshua M. Gittens. See the associated claim. |
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:
'Benjamin Gittens', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/5306 [accessed 20th April 2024].
