7th Dec 1835 | 85 Enslaved | £1765 11s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from William B. Mowatt, of St James, as owner-in-fee.
T71/223: William B. Mowatt registered 86 enslaved persons, as owner, in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
293
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Estate
Prospect Pen
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Collected by
Clarke, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Jamaica St James 293 (Prospect Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22782 [accessed 20th April 2024].
