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CONTENT WARNING	OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE 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/17059-17060
Title	Letter from Jaques and Fisher to William Philp Perrin
Date	12 Aug 1784
Description	Report of a violent hurricane at Blue Mountain on 30 July - buildings damaged or flattened, the canes and trees flattened; a 'negro' woman [Black peoples] delivered herself of a fine child in the fields at the height of the storm; fortunately, the estate reports no loss of human life; all thoughts of the new mill must be set aside for the moment; Grange Hill suffered relatively minor damage by comparison, Vere more so; enclose letters from the respective overseers (D239/M/E/17061-62). (with duplicate)
Extent	2 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals	D239 M/E 17060 original withdrawn
Copies	Microfilm M784
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Ethnic groups
	Black peoples
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Weather
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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