Plantation book kept by D. H. Smith in 1858.
Smith served as an overseer on Willis P. Bocock's Waldwick Plantation in Marengo County, Alabama. The book records births and deaths among the slaves; time lost for sickness and visits by the doctor; articles sold from and purchased for the plantation; the amount of cotton picked by each slave...
| Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/5982 |
| Summary: | Smith served as an overseer on Willis P. Bocock's Waldwick Plantation in Marengo County, Alabama. The book records births and deaths among the slaves; time lost for sickness and visits by the doctor; articles sold from and purchased for the plantation; the amount of cotton picked by each slave and the number of bales shipped; rainy days throughout the year; and information about livestock and other crops. Also included are loose pages that probably came from another plantation book; the handwriting seems to match D. H. Smith's, and most of the pages are dated 1856. |
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