Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/96
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/96
Title
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 30 May 1803 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4 pages; paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1780-1804)
Biographical history
Perrin's planting attorney from 1780 to 1804.
Repository
Archival history
Formerly D239/M/E/17948, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, describes the preliminaries to the construction of a water mill, advises against goats, and regrets the hindrances caused by a cattle mill’s defective cogs. Manuscript.