His wife's health; the allowance for Louisa; he has bought Louisa a house; the heat; they have a Scottish Presbyterian missionary.
Eckford, Alexander Haldane, 1837-1914Accounts for sale of sugar from Estates Good Hope, Mon Bijou and William; rum and sugar prices; price of supplies; dry weather.
Peebles, William, fl. 1860s, plantation managerThe arrival of supplies; high price of supplies; amounts of rum and molasses produced; prices of rum and molasses; dry weather.
Peebles, William, fl. 1860s, plantation managerCorn meal supplies; custom of giving pork, flour and cherry brandy to labourers at end of crop; petition to reduce export duties on sugar; employment of Mr. Dawson to purchase supplies in America; effects of the dry weather; encloses statistics for crops produced in 1861, numbers of labourers, stock and cultivation [not extant].
Peebles, William, fl. 1860s, plantation managerRecommends Lang purchases supplies direct in America; effects of emancipation on sugar production; the difference between prices of supplies in St. Croix and in America; increasing shortage of labour in St. Croix; tradesmen's wages.
McFarlane, James, fl. 1860s, plantation managerRemittance of proceeds of sale of sugar from Estate Good Hope, St. Croix.
Hansen, J.J., fl. 1860s, merchantNotification of death of George Ryan.
Her ill health and the sea voyage she needs to take for her health; the lack of anyone else to look after her children; requests Lang's help; she has received a good report about her son, Hugh, from Mr. Melchior in Copenhagen, by whom Hugh is employed.
Beckett, Ann Eliza, b. c. 1821, of St. CroixGoods listed are oats, peas, cakes, tallow.
Moses & Son G. MelchiorGoods listed are oats, peas, oilmeal, cakes, tallow.
Moses & Son G. Melchior