26th Mar 1838 | 14 Enslaved | £2770 17s 3d
T71/906: initial claimant Pierre St Aubin de Romieux (awarded £546 13s 7d). Successful counterclaim from Sir Charles Cockerell & Co, mortgagees under mortgage dated 28th January 1831 for 74 enslaved persons (awarded £2224 3s 8d). Plaines Wilem.
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Mauritius
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Claim No.
5271
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Mauritius 5271', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120008448 [accessed 5th May 2024].
