William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, with reference to the adverse effects of excessive rain, and to a change in overseer at Grange. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and describes the planting of trees in order create a fuel supply. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and describes recent flooding in the parish of St Ann. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and notes that the bull that recently died was reluctant to eat Jamaican grass. Laments the depressed state of the markets: ‘[I]t is scarcely possible that things can be worse than they are at present.’ Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
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.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Expresses gratitude that he is to be granted power of attorney and hence remain in Perrin’s service for some years. Mentions Perrin’s ‘earnest desire’ that his slaves ‘be always treated with humanity & attention’, before noting that the increased population of slaves on the estates owing to the birth-death ratio will mean that further purchases will, eventually, not be required.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Thanks Perrin for granting him and Mr Jaques power of attorney. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Reveals his intention to retire to England for the good of his children, suggesting Francis Graham as his successor. Alludes to the poor health of Messrs Laing and Ewing. Manuscript
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates. Reveals that Mr Bean, overseer at the Grange Hill estate, has been replaced, having ‘allowed the Negroes to get entirely the better of him’. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William
William Sutherland. Letter to Perrin.
Part of Slavery Abolition Movement
Offers updates on Perrin’s estates, and hopes a supply of bricks might be sent to the estates soon. Manuscript.
Sutherland, William