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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/17181-17182
TitleCopy letter from William Sutherland to John Jaques (enclosed with D239/M/E/17180): answers Perrin's queries; firstly, Grange Hill is much better suited to be a penn than a sugar estate; secondly, there is plenty of land to maintain cattle for Blue Mountain and Vere; thirdly, a new settlement at Grange Hill should be capable of 300 hogsheads of sugar as an annual average; comments on a proposed trial of Othaheite canes from Barbados or Martinique; suggests procuring 200-300 plants; will comply with Perrin's desire to have his sugars shipped before 25 July; the "negroes" at Blue Mountain and Grange Hill have behaved very well under martial law.
Date7 Oct 1795
DescriptionFor copy, see microfilm M784
Extent2 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
FormatDocument
CopiesMicrofilm M784
TermSlavery
Black peoples
Slaves
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
JamaicaCountry
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