Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/87
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/87
Title
Protheroes & Claxton. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 29 December 1801 (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/20269, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Confirms the arrival in Bristol of the bull that is to be sent to Jamaica, as discussed in a separate letter sent hastily via courier today (cf. item 86). Offers updates on billing, sales (which have been poor) and shipping. Manuscript.