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London, sugar and slavery: in autumn 2007, Museum in Docklands, one of Britain's few surviving buildings with a direct link to the slave trade, will open the only dedicated permanent gallery looking at the trade of sugar and enslaved Africans which connects London with West Africa and the Caribbean. David Spence, Director, reveals the Mills papers, a key element in the new gallery.

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As to the child that TM had by Melia, my wife hath wrote to Miss Rice to take care of her and when Dr Mills comes home I intend to send for her, but as to the mother she belongs to me and I don't choose to make her free ... I left with T Mills at Olivees, Franky and her Daughter Betty and Betty's two sons, Ned and Cesar, as I hope I shall never be obliged to return to St Kitts again I would now have them all sold ... I can truly say that Betty is as good a Negroe as ever came into a house ... As to Ned and Cesar they are fine boys, however the price of them I shall leave intirely to yourself, get as much as you can and pray tell Somerset to make a choice of a Master for himself as I am willing to get rid of all except Pembrooke and his family. They I will not sell ... as long as I live.

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