Identity area
Reference code
Slavery/Box 7/1
Unique identifier
GB 275 Slavery/Box 7/1
Title
Jamaican plantation correspondence
Date(s)
- 20 Apr. 1772–5 Mar. 1797 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
1 folder paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Samuel Gedge April 2014 for £2500.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Eight letters sent from Jamaica to London, updating the wealthy estate-owner William Philp Perrin on the management of his sugar plantation. Topics covered include a dispute over ownership of an estate, sending supplies, preparations for shipping a cargo of sugar, negotiations over the purchase of further slaves, and details of weather likely to affect crops. Enclosures include two bills of lading, and a list of slaves purchased with their names, ages, occupations and values.