Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/145
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/145
Title
Francis Graham. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 15 May 1808 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
8 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/18011, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Incorporates a duplicate of Graham’s letter of 16 April 1808.
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates and requests leave to purchase twenty new slaves. The bulk of the letter is dated 14 May, with a 15 May addendum. Manuscript.