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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/17034-17036 |
| Title | Letter from Jaques and Fisher to William Philp Perrin. |
| Date | 11 May 1784 |
| Description | Comment on Perrin's agitation at the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved African peoples]; they have received powers of attorney for the Mount Pleasant and Friendship plantations adjoining Blue Mountain which will mean that the question of the stream which they share may now be settled; report on Blechynden's continuing suit; propose visiting Retrieve soon to see what can be made of it; enclose a valuation and list of the 'negroes' [Black peoples] and land purchased from Cammac (D239/M/E/17036). (with duplicate) |
| Extent | 3 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
| Originals | D239 M/E 17034, D239 M/E 17036 originals withdrawn |
| Copies | Microfilm M784 |
| Term | Slavery |
| Slaves |
| Forced labour |
| Oppression |
| Ethnic groups |
| Archivist Note | This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM |