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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D3155/WH/2795 |
| Title | Letters to Sir Robert John Wilmot, later Wilmot-Horton, from John Gladstone, MP, (1764-1851) merchant |
| Date | May 1822-Jan 1827 |
| Description | Asks for information on the numbers of "negroes" killed under martial law, plus other matters relating to Demerara |
| Extent | 1 file of 38 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Sir Robert John Wilmot Horton, baronet (1784-1841), Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1821-1828, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon 1831-1837 |
| Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton, Derbyshire |
| Format | Document |
| Related Material | See D3155/WH/2939 for other letters from Sir John Gladstone. |
| Term | Slavery |
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