Letters to Charles Tudway, London and Somerset, 1753-1769 : manuscript

Thirty-seven letters addressed to Charles Tudway Esqr. from the managers and attorneys, mostly concerning the management of his sugar plantations in Antigua. Topics discussed include sugar production and planting, estate management, Caribbean weather conditions, the health of enslaved people and plantation employees, legal proceedings relating to land and tenants, the purchase of enslaved African laborers, disease outbreaks on the island, rum production, the shipping of sugar and rum, the arrival of provisions sent out to Tudway’s plantations from England, building works on the plantations, accounting and record keeping on the estates, news concerning arrivals and departures on the island, the operation of sugar boiling houses and mills, relationships with other estates, management of cattle and mules and supply of clothing, food and medicine for the enslaved population