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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
- E - Estate records - 1380-1940
  - C - Caribbean Estates - 1683-1898
    - J - Jamaican Plantations - 1683-1878
      - 15 - Correspondence of the Jamaican attornies - 1759-1804

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D239/M/E/16677
Title	Letter from Malcom Laing to William Philp Perrin.
Date	20 Mar 1767
Description	Reports on a tour of the plantations; has purchased six 'negro' men [Black peoples] and two women for Blue Mountain, five men for Grange Hill, four men, two women, and two girls for Forest; has the opportunity to buy 56 'negroes' [Black peoples]; suggests Perrin might buy carpenter 'negroes' [Black peoples] which Laing himself will shortly be selling; gives details of shipments of sugar.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals	Original withdrawn
Copies	Microfilm M784
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Ethnic groups
	Black peoples
	Forced labour
	Oppression
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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