Diary and Account Book of Rene Ravenel and Henry Ravenel, 1731-1860
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- Title:
- Diary and Account Book of Rene Ravenel and Henry Ravenel, 1731-1860
- Date:
- 1731
- Creator (Personal):
- Ravenel, Henry, 1729-1785
- Description:
- This is the diary of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785); Ren?? Ravenel 1st (1762-1822); and Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) concerning the years 1731-1860. It covers subjects such as births and deaths of family and slaves; illness; finances; farming rice, corn and indigo; slavery; weather observations; the American Revolution; and building projects. A span of 54 blank pages in the middle of the document is represented by a single image. Further, the latter half of the document appears flipped 90 degrees in the original document but has been rotated for easier online viewing.
- Collection Title:
- South Carolina Historical Society Manuscripts
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Ravenel family
- Geographic Subject:
- Pooshee Plantation (S.C.), Dorchester (S.C.), and Pinopolis (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.) and Berkeley County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 1171
- Date Digital:
- 2013-05-02
- Digitization Specifications:
- 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, i2s Digibook Scanner Suprascan A1 7600 RGB, color, Archival masters are tiffs.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg,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:
- 23674
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