Letter detailing the reason for the poor condition of the estate stating that a hurricane on 30 July 1785 destroyed a lot of the buildings and crops.

Letter, carried by an enslaved person, about the 457 enslaved people employed on the Blue Mountain Estate as of 1 January 1785, also with details reportorting on the overall condition of the Estate from William Sutherland, dated 30 June 1785. The letter goes on to explain the reason for the poor condition of the estate stating that a hurrican on 30 July 1785 destroyed a lot of the buildings and crops.

Record Details

Item reference: MGS/19/4
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1785-06-30
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Close

Your Request

If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:

Email:
Tel: (during Library opening hours)

Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.

Continue