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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
E - Estate records
C - Jamaica and Barbados Plantations - 1683-1898
J - Jamaican Plantations - 1683-1878
17 - Correspondence of plantation overseers - 1770-1819
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D239/M/E/17729
Title
James Blaw to William Philp Perrin: if the mill at Blue Mountain is moved, it will make little or no difference to the negroes' houses ... "negroes are very tenacious and even superstitious in quitting their aboads where some of their family are generally buryed"; has innoculated the negroes against smallpox, has a gang of 50 seasoned negroes which Perrin may have the option of purchasing. 30 Mar
Date
1774
Description
Original withdrawn: for copy, see microfilm M785
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals
Originals withdrawn
Copies
Microfilm M785
Places
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Type
Jamaica
Country
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