Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 7/3/18
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 7/3/18
Title
William Philip Perrin. Power-of-attorney document.
Date(s)
- 28 November 1783 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
5 pages; paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1772-1797)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Grants power of attorney to Jaques & Fisher with respect to an exchange of three 'mulatto' slaves (Elizabeth; Nell and David), the alleged children of white men (Thomas White; Spencer) formerly employed by Perrin on his estates. An undated note about the transaction is appended; grouping the two documents as a single item was a cataloguing decision. Manuscript.