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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/17217-17218 |
| Title | Letter from Jaques, Laing, and Ewing to William Philp Perrin enclosing valuation of Mr. Bromfield's 'negroes' [Black peoples] which they have agreed to purchase for £5100 Jamaican currency |
| Date | 21 Feb 1797 |
| Description | The 'negroes' [Black peoples] have been set to work settling the penn at Grange Hill; the corn crop at Vere has been excellent but the canes have been hit by the dry weather. |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Originals | D239 M/E 17218 original withdrawn. As at 2014, the original of this document is held at the library of St John's College, Cambridge, under reference Slavery/7/1/8 |
| Copies | Microfilm M785 |
| Term | Slavery |
| Slaves |
| Forced labour |
| Ethnic groups |
| Oppression |
| Black peoples |
| Archivist Note | This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive langauge, 9 November 2022 KM |