11th Nov 1839 | 8 Enslaved | £231 17s 2d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/892: claim by Amelia Theobalds, tenant for life; counterclaim by John Barbour as attorney of Jane Wilson now Mrs Jane Adam of the City of Glasgow.
T71/1592: letter to John Adam of 83 Queens Terrace Glasgow acknowledging counterclaim as joint.
T71/1610: letter dated 20/04/1836 from John Adam, 125 Virginia St, Glasgow saying 'what's happened since?'
T71/1610: letter from Sir Wm Laurence Young dated 28/09/1835 of North Dean High Wycombe re Calliaqua estate, stating the estate belonged to his grandfather Wm Young, not in Sir William's possession but that of Robley & Brooke, agents to Sir Wm Young.
T71/1622 bundle 6: Amelia Theobalds died 14/01/1839, compensation awarded to John Adam.
T71/1592 p. 263-4: letter dated 29/09/1835 to Sir Wm Laurence Young MP sending counterclaim form, telling him time is up for counterclaim but he can make the case.
T71/1592 p. 272-3: letter to John Ramey Esq, High Wycombe, re 'papers in the nature of counterclaims on the part of Mr Young', and details of the two estates in St Vincent to which it appears probable that Mr Young's counterclaims apply.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
526
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Estate
Calliaqua
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Contested
Yes
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Deceased claimant successful (Tenant-for-life)
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Awardee (Legatee)
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Awardee (Legatee)
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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:
'St Vincent 526 (Calliaqua)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26568 [accessed 21st December 2024].
