15th May 1837 | 71 Enslaved | £3561 12s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 324.
1823A: £3444 9s 3d went to the Besson group of nine.
1823B: £117 3s 6d went to Peter Huerne and Lewis Mansse.
T71/518 pp. 3131-2: Jean Besson and Pierre Besson registered enslaved persons in 1834.
T71/519 p. 2294: Peter Huerne registered enslaved persons, as administrator for the heirs of Francois Besson.
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Trinidad
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1823 & B
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Estate
La Fortunee
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Contested
Yes
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
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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:
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British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28646
[accessed 4th April 2026].
