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Last week the Society was very excited to receive from the new owners of Montpelier a large box of paper scraps that fell from a wall during renovation. Most of these scraps are from the mid 19th century, but there are some that go back to 1809. The long process now is to flatten, preserve and try and put pieces back together again. This is invaluable information as it tells us what life was like at that time and gives us clues on the construction of the building.- ing.Among
these papers was a slave list, which in the period of
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