6th Mar 1837 | 28 Enslaved | £498 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 304.
The award was split: £457 3s 4d went to Deleon, 06/03/1837; £41 11s 3d went to Pennycook, 13/11/1837.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
635
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 Westmoreland 635', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22898 [accessed 28th December 2024].
