This book contains the records of yearly and weekly renters giving their names, number, house, acreage rented and the rent. It also records information for some of the livestock on the plantation. It shows increases in horses, mules and sheep and gives a detailed list of the cattle showing the increases and decreases along with all their names and who they were sold to in the event of a sale. This book also gives information on persons employed by the plantation, It goes on to give a detailed list of all movable articles on the plantation within the buildings and in the yard. A detailed list of some of the accounts which were held at that time, showing transactions between Newton Plantation and E. Knight & Co., William Cherry & Co. Thomas Louis & Son, Edward G. Barr Esq. , P. Killkelly & Co. and Michael Thomas Greaves. It also incorporates the 1857 sugar book showing the delivery of sugar, rum and molasses and the amounts which were yielded from the plantation.
