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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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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/17996
Title
Letter from Francis Graham to William Philp Perrin:
Date
12 Dec 1806-10 Jan 1807
Description
Has purchased ten 'negroes' [Black peoples] payable in Blue Mountain sugar; there has been trouble among the 'negroes' [Black peoples] in the north of the island; but no trouble among the Grange Hill 'slaves' [enslaved African peoples]; personally, would prefer to settle a penn rather than a new sugar estate at Grange Hill
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals
Originals withdrawn
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 language, 9 November 2022 KM
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Jamaica
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