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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D239/M/E/23896-23900 |
Title | The ship `Lady FitzHerbert', 386 tons, James Ferrier commodore: disbursements and accounts for journeys between London and Jamaica |
Date | 1829-1832 |
Description | Volumes for: 1829, 1829-30, 1830, 1831, 1832. They include cost of outfitting; manifest of crew (names of crew, date of entry and discharge, time onboard, rate per month and wages); disbursments; manifest of cargo (sugar, rum, coffee, spices, etc., including cargo produced by enslaved people on the Fitzherberts' Blue Mountain estate); recapitulation of freight with names of consignees; general account and dividend. Disbursements at port in Jamaica, include hire of 'negros' for loading/unloading. |
Extent | 5 volumes |
Level | File |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | FitzHerbert family of Tissington |
Term | Slavery |
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Forced labour |
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Slaves |
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Merchant shipping |
Sailors |
Seagoing vessels |
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