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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
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C - Family correspondence
5 - Nineteenth-century correspondence of Sir Henry FitzHerbert - [19th cent]
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OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE This catalogue and the archives it describes contain highly offensive and oppressive language. Some of the language has been included in the catalogue description to publicly reflect the attitudes of the time the records were written.
Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D239/M/F/7252
Title
Letter from Henry Gally Knight to Sir Henry FitzHerbert
Date
17 Mar 1832
Description
Wanting to know Sir Henry's views on the form of compensation for West Indian planters if the trade in enslaved African peoples is abolished
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Sir Henry FitzHerbert (1783-1858), 3rd baronet
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Format
Document
Term
Abolition of slavery
Slavery
Slaves
Social reform
Ethnic groups
Oppression
Resistance to oppression
Forced labour
Letters (documents)
Archivist Note
This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM
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Gally Knight; Henry (1786-1846); traveller, writer and MP
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