Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/61
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/61
Title
Protheroes & Claxton. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 8 November 1800 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3 pages; paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1797-1808)
Administrative history
Firm of Bristol merchants made up of partners Philip Protheroe, his son Edward, and Robert Claxton.
Repository
Archival history
Formerly D239/M/E/20250, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Discusses what is presumably to be a loan to Perrin of £10-12,000. Mentions the benefits of the Irish government having changed its position on sugar import duties, and offers updates on the weather in Jamaica. Manuscript.