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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/20511
TitleLetter from Samuel Rollstone from Barbados to William FitzHerbert:
Date12 Jul 1756
DescriptionHas sent him pickles, sugar, and rum; reports on the state of the plantation; a 'negro' [Black peoples] has been murdered by one of his fellows; responds in injured tones to what he considers slurs on his character made by the late overseer, Benjamin Alleyne.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorTurners Hall sugar plantation, Barbados
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
CopiesMicrofilm M701
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Ethnic groups
Oppression
Black peoples
Sugar plantations
Archivist NoteThis catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
BarbadosCountry
Turners Hall PlantationSettlement
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