Newton Plantation Slave Lists and Blanket Distribution Book, 1854-1861

Title:

Newton Plantation Slave Lists and Blanket Distribution Book, 1854-1861

Date:

1850

Description:

The Newton Plantation Slave Lists and Blanket Distribution Book, 1854-1861, is a bound book recording the names of enslaved persons at Newton Plantation (thought to be in Georgetown County, South Carolina). The lists include information concerning births, deaths, marriages, and purchasers of slaves. The blanket list includes names of the slaves, and the years blankets were distributed.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Slaveholders, Account books, Death, Plantations, Blankets, Purchasing, Birth, Nineteenth century, Slave marriage, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43/0654

Date Digital:

2022-03

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

271306