Subseries 1 - Jamaican plantation correspondence

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Slavery/Box 7/1

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GB 275 Slavery/Box 7/1

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Jamaican plantation correspondence

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  • 20 Apr. 1772–5 Mar. 1797 (Creation)

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1 folder paper

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(fl 1772-1797)

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Purchased from Samuel Gedge April 2014 for £2500.

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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.

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