12th Jun 1841 | 257 Enslaved | £6525 9s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/892: claim by Christopher Punnett, owner-in-fee. Counterclaims from: (1) John Chambers, of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal in Ireland, representative of Brook Rynd, deceased, mortgagee; (2) Wm Fraser etc as mortgagees; (3) John Vernon of Vernons in Antigua and of Boulogne sur Mer, tenant for life in possession and tenant-in-tail. One counterclaim by John Vernon ruled inadmissible by the Assistant Commissioners. Replication by Christopher Punnett to counterclaim of John Vernon, stating 20 years undisturbed possession etc. Appeal by Justinian Vernon to Privy Council, dismissed on 25/02/1841, filed on 09/06/1841.
T71/500 p. 194: enslaved persons registered by Christopher Punnett for himself in 1834.
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St Vincent
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Claim No.
745
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Estate
Cheltenham, Island of Mustique
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Contested
Yes
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Not a claimant
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 745 (Cheltenham, Island of Mustique)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/26575 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
