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CONTENT WARNING	OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE This catalogue entry and the archive 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/E/23940
Title	Letter from J. C. Barker from Grenada to Sir Henry FitzHerbert:
Date	2 Aug 1826
Description	Reports on his position as rector of St. John and St. Mark; most of the 'negroes' [Black peoples] are French-speaking and Catholics; Methodism is losing ground rapidly; there is a school for children, free or 'slave' [enslaved African peoples]. Original withdrawn
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Format	Document
Originals	Originals withdrawn
Copies	Microfilm M788
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Ethnic groups
	Black peoples
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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