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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/20558
TitleLetter from Sir John Gay Alleyne to Sir William FitzHerbert:
Date14 Jul 1791
DescriptionWelcomes FitzHerbert's "sensible and entertaining piece against the abolition of the African Slave Trade"; reports on the attempts of the legislature of Barbados to "settle the currency of our gold coin, so miserably mangled and clipt as it has been of late years ...".
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorTurners Hall sugar plantation, Barbados
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
OriginalsOriginals withdrawn
CopiesA digital copy of this item (taken from the microfilm M/701). is available on the public computers at the record office.
TermSlavery
Slaves
Ethnic groups
Forced labour
Oppression
Abolition of slavery
Sugar plantations
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
BarbadosCountry
Turners Hall PlantationSettlement
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