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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/17187-17188
Title	Letter from John Jaques to William Philp Perrin
Date	5 Jan 1796
Description	'Negroes' [Black peoples] offered for sale by Dr. McVicar are priced too high; if Perrin wishes to purchase, Jaques will procur a fair valuation; some canes at Vere have been burned down by "runaway slaves skulking amongst the canes"; Jaques now has charge of the Kingston Regiment; martial law continues into its sixth month; blood hounds have been sent in after the Maroons. (with duplicate)
Extent	2 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Format	Document
Originals	D239 M/E 17187 original withdrawn
Copies	Microfilm M784
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Ethnic groups
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Black peoples
Archivist Note	This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language - 09/22 2022 KM

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