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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/17817-17818
Title
William 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
Date
6 May 1796
Extent
2 items
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Originals
D239 M/E 17817 original withdrawn
Copies
A copy of D239/M/E/17817 item is available to view on microfilm, reference M/785.
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Type
Jamaica
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