9th May 1836 | 227 Enslaved | £4813 3s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
The award was split: £1879 7s 0d went to Allwood; £2933 16s 2d went to Thomas Tate.
T71/871: claim from Thomas Tate, of Westmoreland, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Robert Allwood for a part of the total enslaved persons, as mortgagee. Pitcairn & Amos also counterclaimed as assignee of all the compensation money, 'subject to a probable counterclaim for a part'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
464
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Estate
Old Shafston
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Westmoreland 464 (Old Shafston)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24692 [accessed 25th April 2024].
