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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 (D239/M/E/20565: original withdrawn.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
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals	D239 M/E 20565 original withdrawn.
Copies	Microfilm M701
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Ethnic groups
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Black peoples
	Sugar plantations
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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Turners Hall Plantation	Settlement

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