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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/17217-17218
TitleLetter from Jaques, Laing, and Ewing to William Philp Perrin enclosing valuation of Mr. Bromfield's 'negroes' [Black peoples] which they have agreed to purchase for £5100 Jamaican currency
Date21 Feb 1797
DescriptionThe 'negroes' [Black peoples] have been set to work settling the penn at Grange Hill; the corn crop at Vere has been excellent but the canes have been hit by the dry weather.
Extent2 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
OriginalsD239 M/E 17218 original withdrawn. As at 2014, the original of this document is held at the library of St John's College, Cambridge, under reference Slavery/7/1/8
CopiesMicrofilm M785
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Ethnic groups
Oppression
Black peoples
Archivist NoteThis catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive langauge, 9 November 2022 KM
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