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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D239/M/E/17206-17207 |
| Title | John Jaques to William Philp Perrin (with duplicate) |
| Date | 16 Jul 1796 |
| Description | Encloses a valuation of Affleck's "negroes" - total 141, £13255 Jamaican currency; the land of Affleck's totals 604 acres, and it contains good buildings and provisions; the dry weather has reduced the Blue Mountain crop to 205 shipping hogsheads; the rum has sold well - 111 puncheons at 7s. 6d. a gallon. |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Format | Document |
| Originals | Originals withdrawn |