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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D239/M/E/16578 |
| Title | Malcom Laing to Frances Perrin |
| Date | 10 Mar 1759 |
| Description | Her husband died at Grange Hill on 21 Feb; immediate demands on the estate amount to between £11-12,000, which should be met from this year's produce; Mark Hall, one of the surviving executors of Mathias Philp, has attempted to take possession of the Retrieve estate, but Laing thwarted him; all the Chancery suits must be begun again; attempts must be made to reach agreement with Mr. Fraunces over his land and "negroes" at Vere; Perrin has left £250 to his kinsman Charles Hodgson, overseer at Retrieve. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Format | Document |
| Originals | Originals withdrawn |
| Copies | Microfilm M784 |
| Related Material | See D239 M/E 16533-38 |