1770-1779, 1760-1769, 1740-1749, 1750-1759, 1720-1729, and 1730-1739
Description:
The Ball Family Account and Blanket Book, 1720-1778, includes lists of purchases, expenses, blankets given out to enslaved persons, and names/ages of enslaved persons at Midway, Limerick, Comingtee and Kensington Plantations. The book includes a loose list of enslaved men with their place of birth and ages, ca. 1750, currently on exhibit at the South Carolina Historical Society Museum.
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 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 Henry Ravenel Medical Book, 1816-1834 records medical visits and prescriptions for families and their slaves by physician Henry Ravenel. Families seeking medical treatment include Porcher, Dubois, Gaillard, Foxworth, Marion, Moore, Ravenel, Broughton and many others. Some of the diseases and injuries being treated are rheumatic diseases, fevers, fractures, kidney disease, a miscarriage, and an amputation on a child slave.
The Account of Enslaved Persons and Various Stories, 1831-1844, is kept by or for a member of the Ball family. The first half of the account book contains various lists of enslaved men, women and children owned by John Ball at Comingtee/Stoke, Kensington and Midway Plantations in Berkeley County, South Carolina. These lists include enslaved persons given first or second quality blankets, cloth, clothes and osnaburg fabric as well as lists of pregnant enslaved women or enslaved infants given clothes.
The second half of the book contains stories retold by various persons on topics such as an eyewitness account of the Steamship Pulaski Disaster in 1838, stories of enslaved persons including the execution of an enslaved man, stories about the family of George Chicken, eyewitness accounts of the British occupation in Charleston during the Revolutionary War, numerous ghost stories and an account of the first settlers of Charlestown.
The Springfield Plantation Journal, 1831-1864 owned by Francis Withers and later John Ward is a record of the enslaved men, women and children on Springfield Plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The journal includes agricultural information and business records for rice and corn as well as harvesting data throughout the county. Also recorded in the Springfield Plantation Journal are births of children born into slavery, loose pages from the journal and a 1864 letter by J.H Thompson, Office of the Clerk of Court from Horry District requesting the prescence of Mr. W.H. Tucker, R. Poston and W. M. Oliver for an election of a new sheriff.
The Ball Family Blanket Book, 1835-1840, is a bound volume kept by or for members of the Ball family. The volume includes yearly lists of blankets given to enslaved persons. Blankets are sometimes noted as being "first quality" or "second quality."
The Journal of Robert Barnwell is a record of names for the enslaved men, women and children between the years 1838-1859. The slaves are recorded at the locations of Cotton Hope Plantation, Bulls Point Plantation, Briars Plantation and Woodward Plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The journal also records inventory lists for items such as tobacco and cattle and lists the blanket and clothing distributions for the slaves. Loose papers include a copy of the last Will and Testament of William Hazzard Wigg Barnwell. The names of the enslaved men are; Aaron, Abram, Adam, Arthur, Ben, Billy, Bolton, Charles, Charley, Cudjoe, Cuffee, Cyrus, Dandy, Daniel, David, Delin, Dick/ O. Dick, Diddy, Die, Dizzy, Dole, Edward, Frank/Frank S., Frederick, George, Hagar, Harry/ O. Harry, Henry, Isaac, Israel/ D. Israel, Jacky, Jacob, James, Jimmy, Joe, John/Johny/Jonny, Jordan, Joseph, Joshua, Lackey, Lary, Luis, March, Marcus, Mill, Miller, Milton, Moes, Moses, Ned, Neptune, Paul, Peter, Primus, Prince/ O. Prince, Renty/ D. Renty, Richard, Sacky, Sam/Sammy, Sampson, Solomon, Stephen, Straban, Tom, Toney, Wanby, Will, William
The name of the enslaved women are listed as; Abby, Affy, Amelia, Amy/ L. Amy/ O. Amy/ Old Amy, Annie, Baby, Becca, Beps, Betty, Binah, Catharine, Celia, Charlotte/ O. Charlotte, Chloe/ O. Chloe/ Old Chloe, Clarinda, Cornelia, Daphne, Delia, Dinah, Doll, Ellen, Emmeline, Eudina, Eve, Evelina, Fanny, Fatima, Flora, Fortiba, Fortune, Grace, Hannah, Helen, Hester, Hetty, Isabele, Janette, January, Jenny, Joan, Kate, Kit, Liddy, Lindy/ O. Lindy, Lizzy, Louisa, Lucy, Maria/ B. Maria, Marian, Martha, Mary, Miley, Minna,, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Peggy, Philis/Phillis/S. Philis, Phobe, Polly. Rebeca, Rinah, Ritta, Robin, Rose/ O. Rose/S. Rose, Sarah, Sary, Siah, Stephen, Stetty, Sue, Susannah, Sylla, Tenha, Tyrah
The General Work and Allowance List was kept in the year 1840 by the Glover family and records the enslaved people at Camp, West Bank, Forlorn Hope and Snug-it-is Plantations. Information includes the names of the male, female and child slaves, tasks completed by the slaves and their food allowances.