1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, 1820-1829, and 1790-1799
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The A.B Flagg Medical Day Book, 1792-1853, is the medical account of Doctor Arthur Belin Flagg. This book includes descriptions of medical treatments and a list of fees for medical services for plantation families and slaves. The details includes the names of the plantation owners and the names of the enslaved peoples. Also recorded in this account book is Dr. Flagg's visit to the military location Camp Magill in Waccamaw, South Carolina to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War in 1861.The last section of the book was written starting from the back of the book resulting in upside down pages. The names of the enslaved people are listed as:
Amelia, Ananias, Aplira, Beck, Ben, Betsy, Betty, Beu, Billy, Bina, Bob, Brutus, Caesar, Carolina, Catty, Charles, Charlotte, Chrysilla, Clara, Cyrus, Delia, Dianah, Emiline, Flora, Francis, Gabriel, Hampton, Hariet, Henrietta, Henry, Hep, Jack, James, Jane, Jenny, Johny, Joseph, Judy, Juno, Letty, Louisia, Lucy, Lydia, Margaret, Martha, Mary, May, Melia, Mia, Monday, Note, Nurse, Patty, Peggy, Polly, Prince, Priscilla, Rhina, Rose, Sally, Sam/Samuel, Sarah, Scripio, Smart, Stewart, Tom, and Will/William
The Frederick Fraser Receipt Book, 1793-1816, is a bound journal consisting of receipts for Frederick Fraser written by numerous merchants, family members and acquaintances Receipts include payments made for purchases, taxes, bonds, store accounts, pew rentals at church, cotton bagging, and the sales and purchases of enslaved men and women.
The Daniel Huger Receipt Book 1803-1812 is a bound book documenting the receipts by various employees of Daniel Huger and Charleston merchants he frequented. Receipts include the payments made to buyers of enslaved people, money sent for subscriptions to newspapers and to the Charleston Library Society and the American Revolution Society. Other receipts include dividends to the State Bank and employee wages.
The Register of Enslaved Persons and Blanket Book, 1804-1821, is a bound volume kept by or for a member of the Ball family. The register contains lists of enslaved men, women and children given blankets at Midway, Limerick, Quinby, Hyde Park, Backriver and Jericho Plantations. Information also includes lists of enslaved children born on the plantations, the name of their mother, date of birth and date of death.
The Coffin Almanac is an 1808 almanac repurposed as plantation journals. The almanac includes notes relating to cotton and vegetable farming and lists the names of enslaved people on the plantation. The enslaved people are listed as: Affey, Alea, Auber, Bella, Betty, Binah, Chloe, Deborah, Edmond, Elira, George, Hercules, January, John, Leah, Little Diana, Maria, Miley, Milley, Mingo, Minty, Monday, Old Diana, Old Jenny, Old Simon, Old Tinah, Patra, Peg, Peter, Phillis, Rodwell, Long Ceasar/S. Ceasar, Sampson, Sara, Shayer, Simon, Sukey, Sury, Sylva, Tener, Tinah, Toby, Toney/ L. Toney, and Yellow Will.
The Henry Ravenel Crop Book, 1809-1832 is a book divided into two separate sections that also includes loose notes found within the book. The first section records the names and ages of the enslaved children born on the plantation and the names of their parents. The second half of the book, which appears upside down as the book was flipped for a new section, records the weather conditions, crop farming and the tasks completed by the slaves. The loose papers record the names of the enslaved people, slaves divided and allotted to Henry, Thomas, Rene and William Ravenel, the number of male and female slaves and a note to sell a family of slaves with their names and ages.
The John Ball Plantation Account Book, 1812-1834, is an indexed account book kept by overseers at various plantations owned by the Ball family. Overseers named are John Cox, Arthur McFarland, Samuel Lynes, Alexander McKnight, Britton Bunch, John Dickson, Thomas Fincklea, James Coward, and John Page. Of particular interest are two different accounts, one with William Deas, referred to as a "Mulatto" and the other "Free Nancy," a free black woman at Limerick Plantation who was buying and trading rice and sugar.
The Daniel Huger Receipt Book, 1812-1819, is a bound book documenting the receipts by various employees of Daniel Huger and Charleston merchants he frequented. Receipts include the payments made to buyers of enslaved people, money sent for subscriptions to newspapers and to the Charleston Library Society, the American Revolution Society, and churches. Other receipts include money for advertisements and political campaigns, employee wages, tuition money for his daughters and funeral expenses and memorials following the death of his son, Daniel Huger Jr.
The Coffin Almanac is an 1813 almanac repurposed as a plantation journal. The almanac includes notes relating to cotton and vegetable farming as well as mentions of traveling to locations such as Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. The almanac also lists the names of the enslaved people on the plantation. The names of the enslaved men are listed as: Bias, Bristol, Caesar/Long Caesar, Dick, Edmund, George, Hercules, Ishmeal, January, Jenn, Jenny, John, Mingo, Monday, Ned, Old Isaac, Old Simon, Toney/Old Toney, Will/ Old Will. Peter, Rodwell, Sam, Sampson, Sharper/Simon, Toby. The names of the enslaved women are listed as: Affey, Amy, Bella, Betty, Binah/ Old Binah, Chloe, Cynder, Deborah, Diana/ Old Diana Elsy, Hannah, Jenny/Old Jenny, Judy, Leah, Maria, Mariann/Old Mariann, Miley, Milley, Minny, Minty, Nancy, Patra, Peg, Philis, Phoebe, Rachel, Sara, Sukey, Susy, Sylva, Tamer, Tenah/Tinah. The names of the young enslaved boys are listed as: Abraham, Billy, Bristol, Butcher, Butler, Caesar, Cyrus, Daniel, Davy, Frank, Isaac, Ishmeal, Jacob, Joe, John,Kemba, Lara, Lot, Moses, Nat, Pompey, Prince, Robert, Romeo, Sambo, Smart, Toney, William. The names of the young enslaved girls are listed as: Beck, Binah, Calia, Charlotte, Daphne, Doll, Grace, Hagar, Hagar, Hetty, Juliet, Kate, Lydia, Mary, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Patra, Tinah.
The Plantation Journal (1813) contains an account of the enslaved people at Coffin Point Plantation written by multiple authors including the plantation manager E. W. Rose. The journal records the work that was completed for each month of the year on the plantation including cotton and vegetable farming. Names of the enslaved people are: Affey, Bella, Betty, Binah, Bristol, Caesar, Chloe, Cynder, Deborah, Diana, Edmund, Elsy, Frank, George, Hercules, Isaac, Ishmeal, James, January, Jenny, Jim, John, Leah, Little Debra, Long Caesar, Maria, Mariann, Miley, Mingo, Minney, Minty, Nat, Ned, Old Binah, Old Isaac, Old Jenny, Old Simon, Old Toney, Old Will, Patra, Peg, Peter, Philis, Phoebe, Rodwell, Sampson, Sara, Simon, Sukey, Susy, Sylva, Tenah, Tinah, Toby, Toney, Will. Names of the enslaved children are listed as: Abraham, Beck, Billy, Bristol, Butcher, Butler, Caesar, Celia, Charlotte, Daphne, Davy, Dinah, Doll, Grace, Hagar, Hetty, Ishmeal, Jacob, James, Joe, Juliet, Kate, Kembo, Lara, Lot, Lydia, Mary, Moses, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Patra, Prince, Robert, Romeo, Sambo, Smart, Sukey, Tinah, Toney, William.
