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Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, awarded under St George No. 420 and probably co-owner of Mount Plenis. No forename was given when he was shown as co-owner of Mount Plenis in St George and the estate has not been found directly in the compensation records, but a John Bragg appears as the awardee under St George No. 420, between two claims by John Oldham, who is known to have been a co-owner of Mount Plenis.
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£39 1s 8d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1828 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
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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:
'John Bragg', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/15375 [accessed 2nd May 2024].
