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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/17034-17036
Title	Letter from Jaques and Fisher to William Philp Perrin.
Date	11 May 1784
Description	Comment on Perrin's agitation at the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved African peoples]; they have received powers of attorney for the Mount Pleasant and Friendship plantations adjoining Blue Mountain which will mean that the question of the stream which they share may now be settled; report on Blechynden's continuing suit; propose visiting Retrieve soon to see what can be made of it; enclose a valuation and list of the 'negroes' [Black peoples] and land purchased from Cammac (D239/M/E/17036). (with duplicate)
Extent	3 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals	D239 M/E 17034, D239 M/E 17036 originals withdrawn
Copies	Microfilm M784
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Ethnic groups
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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