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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D504/121/1/4 |
| Title | Attested copy of the Official Colonial will of William Heathcote of the colony of Demerary, planter ['owner' of enslaved African people] |
| Date | 2 Feb 1811-21 Aug 1856 |
| Description | Original will made 2 February 1811, Examined 21 Aug 1856
Including bequests relating to Stone Cliff House Estate [Stancliffe, Darley Dale], unsettled accounts with William Neilson, payments to Joanna Hopkinson "a free coloured woman" [Black woman], the manumission of 'slaves' [enslaved African peoples] and legacies to his family |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Client of Messrs Brooke Taylor & Company of Bakewell, solicitors |
| Stancliffe Estates Company Ltd |
| Privacy Notice | Data Subjects in Archives Privacy Notice |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Slavery |
| Slaves |
| Ethnic groups |
| Abolition of slavery |
| Social reform |
| Forced labour |
| Oppression |
| Resistance to oppression |
| Probate |
| Archivist Note | This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM |
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