26th Oct 1835 | 157 Enslaved | £2790 2s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 8.
T71/855: awarded to Sir Alexander Cray Grant, Westminster, owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
133
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Estate
Rio Magno Pen
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Collected by
Grant, Alex Cray (I identify Sir ACG, RARichfield)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-Vale 133 (Rio Magno Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19777 [accessed 13th November 2024].
