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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/16484
TitleCopy mortgage in £3370 Jamaican currency for a term of 500 years by Thomas Harris to Mathias Philp and William Perrin of the Blue Mountain plantation in the parish of St. Thomas-in-the East, Jamaica
Date(20 Dec 1731)
DescriptionEndorsed A. Includes a list of the 'negroes' [Black people] and 'slaves' [enslaved people] as set out in an annexed schedule. Includes count of head of cattle, mules and livestock.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
Archivist NoteThis catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 1 August 2022 KM
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