6th Feb 1837 | 4 Enslaved | £232 1s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 122.
T71/885: a convoluted claim. Awarded to Jacob Thibou Mathews and Elizabeth Mathews pending explanation (Jacob Thibou Mathews was guardian to the minor Elizabeth Mathews). Assigned to J.S. Stutchbury; the amended award was then withdrawn in favour of a new amendment to C.S. Parker, J.A. Tinne etc..
See also British Guiana claim no. 530.
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Claim No.
803
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Uncontested
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Not a claimant (Assignee)
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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:
'British Guiana 803', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8984 [accessed 25th April 2024].
