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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D239/M/E/17817-17818 |
Title | William Sutherland to William Philp Perrin (with duplicate): purchase of Dr. Affleck's negroes and land for Grange Hill; quotes from a letter from the overseer of Grange Hill about the negroes; the past year has been the driest in living memory, and the crops have suffered accordingly. Blue Mountain would benefit from a cattle mill to combat such drought; has purchased 1000 plants of Otaheite canes from Antigua |
Date | 6 May 1796 |
Extent | 2 items |
Level | File |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
Originals | D239 M/E 17817 original withdrawn |
Copies | A copy of D239/M/E/17817 item is available to view on microfilm, reference M/785. |