1850-1859, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, and 1820-1829
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This is the plantation register by Mathurin Guerin Gibbs (1788-1849) for Rice Hope Plantation (January 1, 1824 to December 1844) and Jericho Plantation (December 1844 to 1875). Gibbs, a lawyer before becoming a planter, used the first several pages of the manuscript dating January 1824 to May 1829 for summarizing legal cases. The plantation register primarily documents daily labor activities on the plantation including cultivation and harvesting of staple crops such as corn, cotton (Sea Island Cotton and Santee black seed cotton), rice and potatoes, livestock, and building fences. Gibbes also writes about the use and management of slave labor, the movement of enslaved people between the plantation and Charleston, and selling and purchasing of enslaved people. Slave names are included in portions of the register. Gibbs notes throughout the register the struggles he encounters as a planter including being unable to pay the mortgage of Rice Hope Plantation and the property going into foreclosure. Most of the entries at the end of the register are regarding slave births, slave deaths and distribution of blankets. Gibbs died in 1849 and the management of the plantation was carried out by his son.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Quinby, and Jericho Plantations. There are 216 enslaved persons at Limerick, 114 at Quinby, and 102 at Jericho for a total of 437 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Jericho, and Back River Plantation. There are 289 enslaved persons at Limerick, fifty-five at Jericho, and forty-eight at Back River for a total of 392 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Quinby, and Jericho Plantations. There are 214 enslaved persons at Limerick, seventy-seven at Quinby, and ninety-nine at Back River for a total of 390 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Quinby, and Jericho Plantations. There are 212 enslaved persons at Limerick, seventy-six at Quinby, and 103 at Back River for a total of 391 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Jericho, and Back River Plantations. There are 265 enslaved persons at Limerick, forty-three at Jericho, and sixty-four at Back River for a total of 372 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Jericho, and Back River Plantation. There are 254 enslaved persons at Limerick, forty at Jericho, and sixty-four at Back River for a total of 368 enslaved persons.
A list of enslaved persons at Limerick, Jericho, and Back River Plantations. There are 279 enslaved persons at Limerick, fifty-two at Jericho, and fifty at Back River for a total of 378 enslaved persons.