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| CONTENT WARNING | 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/F/140 |
| Title | Probate copy of the will of Sir William FitzHerbert of Tissington Hall, Bart. |
| Date | 20 Jun 1789, 29 Dec 1791 |
| Description | Will dated 20 June 1789; proved in Prerogative Court of Cantebury, 29 December 1791
- to wife Sarah, an annuity of £800 under the terms of their marriage settlement; and £200 immediately on his decease, together with all chaises, carriages, carts, sheep, and cattle; and all the personal effects Sarah possessed before her marriage;
- to cousin Richard Bateman of Derby esq., lands in Tissington, and the plantation of Turner's Hall, Barbados, to hold in trust for testator's eldest son, Anthony; 'the person or persons in charge of Turner's Hall are to maintain the number of negro and mulatto slaves at 220 `as by that means there will be less chance of their being oppressed by labour, and I recommend that the greatest care and most humane treatment may be observed towards those unfortunate objects';
- Bateman, who is to be executor, is to discharge debt of £2500 to testator's uncle, James FitzHerbert; all personal effects and furniture to remain at Tissington as heirlooms. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Slavery |
| Slaves |
| Ethnic groups |
| Black peoples |
| Forced labour |
| Oppression |
| Probate |
| 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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