27th Oct 1837 | 89 Enslaved | £1298 8s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 314.
T71/882: William Laurence claimed as Receiver under Court of Chancery. Counterclaims from the Laurence family as legatees; and from William Weare, of Bristol, as assignee of mortgagee in fee for £10,000.
T71/368 p. 31: Laurence is a signatory in the 1831 Register of Slaves.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
2
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Estate
Farm Estate
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Awardee (Receiver)
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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:
'Nevis 2 (Farm Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23737 [accessed 24th April 2024].
