24th Oct 1836 | 73 Enslaved | £3889 15s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim by A.G. Calmer [?]. Counterclaim by Jan Frederick Scharff, Jean Pierre Jeanette Walen, Gerhardus Blancke and others, merchants of Amsterdam.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
357
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Estate
Plantn. Nieuw Hoop
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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2nd claimant
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3rd 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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