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1. The Diary of Charles Drayton I, 1799-1805

The Diary of Charles Drayton I, 1799-1805
Date:
1801, 1803, 1802, 1799, 1804, 1805, and 1800
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This plantation diary includes day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall and Jehossee), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. Includes details on the unsatisfactory work of overseers, marriage of Charlotte Drayton, building of a new barn and slave houses, slave deaths from snake/spider bites and lightning strikes.