21st Nov 1836 | 148 Enslaved | £2742 18s 9d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
听
T71/891: claim by Eliz. Brasnell, widow. Counterclaim from George Taaffe of Smarmor Castle, Louth, Ireland, administrator of Lawrence Bellow Esq., mortgagee for 拢2250. Counterclaim by Aeneas Barkly of Lime St Square, mortgagee. Taaffe was awarded 拢837 4s 2d and Barkly 拢1905 14s 7d. Petition of appeal to Privy Council.
听
T71/1610: letter dated 14/02/1837 from Baxendales: then letter from Baxendales dated 22/02/1838 stating, 'Mr George Taaffe has been compromised with'.
听
T71/1304: Order in council dated 15/02/1838 dismissing the above appeal, received 22/02/1838.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
50
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Estate
Mt St George
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Beneficiary deceased
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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:
'Tobago 50 (Mt St George)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
