Sandy Island Plantation Journal, Volume 3, 1798

Title:

Sandy Island Plantation Journal, Volume 3, 1798

Date:

1798

Creator (Corporate):

W.P. Young

Creator (Personal):

Belin, Allard, 1752-1820

Description:

This is a Sandy Island plantation journal written inside of a South Carolina and Georgia almanac for the year 1798. The plantation journal documents the planting of crops (rice, corn and potatoes), runaway slaves (including women and children), business relations with Laurel Hill Plantation, the hiring of Mrs. Taylor's bricklayers, illness, the weather, calculations, and the receipt of cypress planks from Plowden Weston.

Collection Title:

Sandy Island Plantation Journals/Almanacs, 1792-1798

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slavery--South Carolina, Plantation life, Fugitive slaves, Runaway slaves, Almanacs, American--South Carolina, Almanacs, American--Georgia, and Calendars

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

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

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

34/0178/03

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:

242115