Editing Plantation Estates In Grenada (section)

== Levera Estate Plantation, St. Patrick Grenada ==
Levera Estate was owned by a Mr. Snell in April 1785. By the late 1790s, '''Alexander Fraser''' (1759-1837) of Inchcoulter, Kiltearn, Scotland, became involved with the estate. Fraser, who also contributed to raising funds for the Northern Infirmary in Inverness, purchased his own estate in 1806 and founded the village of Evanton. He was a friend of William Smith of Revolution Hall, who bequeathed him £2000 in his will. Fraser is confirmed to have owned Levera Estate by 1825.

Following the abolition of the slave trade in 1811 and the subsequent legal developments, Fraser submitted a claim to the '''Slave Compensation Commission''' on November 9, 1835, for 94 slaves at Levera Estate, seeking £2759 1s 0d in compensation. However, a successful counterclaim was made by Hugh Duncan Baillie, James Evan Baillie, and George Henry Ames, who acted as assignees for the compensation funds.<ref>https://grenadanationalarchives.blogspot.com/2014/07/grenada-heritage-our-plantations-part-3.htm</ref>