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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/17817-17818
TitleWilliam Sutherland to William Philp Perrin (with duplicate): purchase of Dr. Affleck's negroes and land for Grange Hill; quotes from a letter from the overseer of Grange Hill about the negroes; the past year has been the driest in living memory, and the crops have suffered accordingly. Blue Mountain would benefit from a cattle mill to combat such drought; has purchased 1000 plants of Otaheite canes from Antigua
Date6 May 1796
Extent2 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
OriginalsD239 M/E 17817 original withdrawn
CopiesA copy of D239/M/E/17817 item is available to view on microfilm, reference M/785.
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