Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 8/69
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 8/69
Title
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Date(s)
- 8 February 1801 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
6 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/17898, Derbyshire Record Office.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Describes the differences in climate in the north and south of Jamaica, advises against Perrin’s disposing of his land in America at this time, explains why ploughs are a bad idea in Jamaican agriculture, offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and looks forward to a new bull being sent out to replace the one that suffered such ‘bad luck’. Manuscript.