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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/18030
Title"Inventory and Appraisement of Blue Mountain Estate"
Date25 Feb 1777
DescriptionLists names of 'negroes' [enslaved people], their qualifications, condition and value, followed by a summary of stock [cattle], houses and works, and land.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
Related MaterialD239/M/E/18031 (i) relates to D239/M/E/18035
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
Archivist NoteThis catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 1 August 2022 KM
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