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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/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| Originals | Original withdrawn |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 |