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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/E/20565-20566 |
| Title | Letter from Russell Gill from Barbados to Lady Sarah FitzHerbert: |
| Date | 3 Jun 1793 |
| Description | The delays in Chancery which have prevented her from sending out powers of attorney mean that no person can legally have the estate inventoried; encloses invoice for 20 casks of sugar; the 'slaves' [enslaved African peoples] are in fair condition; reports an attack on a pregnant 'negress' [Black person] by another. (D239/M/E/20565: original withdrawn. For copy see Microfilm M701) |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Turners Hall sugar plantation, Barbados |
| FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Format | Document |
| Originals | D239 M/E 20565 original withdrawn. |
| Copies | Microfilm M701 |
| Term | Slavery |
| Slaves |
| Ethnic groups |
| Forced labour |
| Oppression |
| Black peoples |
| Sugar plantations |
| British Empire |
| Colonialism |
| Archivist Note | This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM |