Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-LA/17
Title
Letter to Hugh Lang from William Peebles, St. Croix
Date(s)
- 10 April 1861 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pp.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
W. Peebles managed plantations in St. Croix for Hugh Lang of Largs.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Problems in management of Estate William; shortage of labourers; sugar production; effects of weather; sales of rum; list of supplies ordered for Estates Good Hope, Mon Bijou and William.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English