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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
- E - Estate records - 1380-1940
  - C - Caribbean Estates - 1683-1898
    - J - Jamaican Plantations - 1683-1878
      - 17 - Correspondence of plantation overseers - 1770-1819

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D239/M/E/17747-17748
Title	William Munro to Jaques and Fisher (copy): although the sugar now being made is better in quality than previous years, the canes themselves have been badly planted and tended in the past; the stock on the estate is too low in numbers; too many "negroes" are in ill-health; makes suggestions for new water wheel for the mill, and for the building of the mill. 2 Mar
Date	1784
Description	For copy, see microfilm M785
Extent	2 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Copies	Microfilm M785
Term	Slavery
	Black peoples
	Slaves

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