Sandy Island Plantation Journal, Volume 1, 1792

Title:

Sandy Island Plantation Journal, Volume 1, 1792

Date:

1792

Creator (Corporate):

Markland, M’Iver & Co.

Creator (Personal):

Belin, Allard, 1752-1820

Description:

This is a Sandy Island plantation journal written inside of The South Carolina and Georgia Almanac for the year 1792. The plantation journal documents the planting of crops (rice, corns, and potatoes), the maintenance of ditches and drains, slave records, complications with the hiring of an overseer, livestock, and business relations with Laurel Hill Plantation.

Collection Title:

Sandy Island Plantation Journals/Almanacs, 1792-1798

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Belin, Allard, 1752-1820
Tobler, John, 1696-1765

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Slave records, Agriculture--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Rice, Livestock, Plantation life, Potatoes, Corn, Almanacs, American--South Carolina, and Almanacs, American--Georgia

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.) and Georgetown County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

34/0178/01

Date Digital:

2018-02-01

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 48-bit depth, color, Sinarback eVolution 86, Sinar. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

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:

241413