Farm Journal, 1856-1858
The ledger contain daily entries concerning plantation activities and crop production written by Hugh Davis and his overseers. Also included in the book is records of births, sick lists, amounts of cotton picked by slaves, amount of clothing purchased for each slave, records of profits, weather nota...
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University of Alabama Libraries
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| Online Access: | http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19893 |
| Summary: | The ledger contain daily entries concerning plantation activities and crop production written by Hugh Davis and his overseers. Also included in the book is records of births, sick lists, amounts of cotton picked by slaves, amount of clothing purchased for each slave, records of profits, weather notations, rules for life on the plantation, and other information. This book includes a list of newspapers taken by Hugh Davis in 1858.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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