28th Mar 1836 | 47 Enslaved | £2661 3s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim by 'B. Chisholm & Co.', as owners. Counterclaim from Mrs Mary Gwillim, late Reynolds, by her attorney George Henry Hooper, of 11 Coleman Street Buildings.
T71/445 p. 595: enslaved persons were registered by Baillie Chisholm in 1834.
T71/1252: counterclaim from Messrs. Baillie Chisholm & Co., of New Amsterdam, Berbice.
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British Guiana
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Claim No.
93
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Estate
None given, Berbice
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'British Guiana 93 (None given, Berbice)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8618 [accessed 24th December 2024].
