Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/126
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/126
Title
Francis Graham. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 24 April 1807 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
6 pages; paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1804-15)
Biographical history
Graham took over from William Sutherland as Perrin's planting attorney in 1804.
Repository
Archival history
Formerly D239/M/E/17999, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Incorporates a duplicate of Graham’s letter of 14 March 1807.
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and bemoans the impact of dry weather, poor prices and lack of clothing supplies for the slaves. Manuscript.