30th Nov 1835 | 197 Enslaved | £10725 19s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim from Sir William Baillie, Colin Campbell etc., as executors and trustees of Farquhar Campbell. Appears to be a Glasgow nexus.
D&E Royal Gazette 18/11/1815 'Transports & mortgages': Farquhar Campbell bought Melville estate in 1815 from John Barnwell.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
591
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Estate
Melville Ormsary and Strath Campbell
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Collected by
Milne, AG
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Beneficiary deceased
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
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3rd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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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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