| Level | Item |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | KWH/B/18/376 |
| Title | Letter from George Brackenbury, Madrid, to St Maur |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Date | 29 August 1863 |
| Description | [Content warning to researchers - this letter uses historic terms from the 19th century which are now considered offensive].
In the letter, George Brackenbury thanks St Maur for the letter of 17th. Discusses words used to describe people with different ethnic backgrounds, enslaved people, and relative money values. Discusses sugar imports. States that Prendegast will find out the proportion of 'free and slave coloured criminals from Ultramar'
[Historic terms used in the letter such as 'Mulatto', 'Criollo', 'Africans', 'Pardo', 'Moreno' are now considered offensive. They were used to denote individuals with both African and European heritage, and others have historic roots in Spanish and Portuguese language]. |
| Notes | This entry’s description has been retrospectively altered, expanded upon, or elements removed, where historic offensive or derogatory language has been identified as part of the Cadbury Research Library’s equitable cataloguing project, 2024-2026. |
| Access Status | Open |