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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
15 - Correspondence of the Jamaican attornies - 1759-1804
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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/16609
Title
Letter from Malcom Laing to Frances Perrin
Date
3 May 1761
Description
Will dispose of the stock and furniture at Retrieve and rent out the land; proposes purchasing 20 young 'negro' men [Black people] for Blue Mountain; a vessel with 18 puncheons from Grange Hill has been captured; also duplicate of D239/M/E/16607.
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals
Original withdrawn
Copies
Microfilm M784
Term
Slavery
Slaves
Ethnic groups
Forced labour
Black peoples
Oppression
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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