| Description | The correspondence includes:
- D239/M/E/21489 memorandum of instructions drawn up for Mr. Jessop, 24 Nov 1820
- D239/M/E/21492 lengthy letter reporting his arrival in Jamaica, and his visit to Perrins, his inspection of the Bog, a pen which Sir Henry could purchase, the medical facilities available at Perrins, and an estimate of the cost of establishing a coffee plantation, 23 March 1821
- D239/M/E/21493 reports a visit to the Retrieve; "all the sugar estates [have] ... an uniform mode of management, almost mechanical, any departure from which would be considered an innovation that must necessarily be hurtful, and the overseers in general have neither inclination to depart from established habits, nor intelligence to see the propriety of doing so .... I can see many things which admit of improvement, particularly in the application of labor ...", 22 April 1821
- D239/M/E/21494 reports his first impressions of Blue Mountain and Grange Hill, 7 May 1821
- D239/M/E/21498-99 draft report and accompanying letter, Sep 1821
- D239/M/E/21500-505 series of letters, reporting on finances of plantations and the profits likely to accrue from purchasing the Bog, Sept.-Nov. 1821
- D239/M/E/21507-12 letters from Josias Jessop at Butterley re. iron work to be shipped out [to the West Indies] May-Nov 1822
- D239/M/E/21513 William Jessop at Butterley - the goods ordered were sent to the address in Nov - cast iron does not need painting to protect it from destruction, but the wrought iron bucket plates of the wheel do.... 2 Jan 1826 |
| Administrative History | Jessop was a professional surveyor sent out to the West Indies by Sir Henry in 1820-21 to prepare a detailed report on the plantations inherited from William Philp Perrin. |
| Custodial History | This file, along with many others, were withdrawn by the depositor for sale in 1989. The new owner donated these (D239/M/E/21507-9 and D239/M/E/21511-13) and 17 other items to Derbyshire County Council in October 1997, under reference D4754. They were re-catalogued to D239 in June 2024. |