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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
	Oppression
	Forced labour
	Ethnic groups
	Slaves
	Ships
	Merchant shipping
	Sailors
	Seagoing vessels