7th Dec 1835 | 32 Enslaved | £1833 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 123.
T71/885: claim by Murray Brothers.
T71/433 p. 2225: Matthew Steele registered 14 enslaved persons for Murray Bros. in 1832.
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British Guiana
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Claim No.
844
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Estate
Water Street
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Collected by
Murray, Thomas
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 844 (Water Street)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9091 [accessed 9th November 2024].
