Roslin Plantation Journal

Title:

Roslin Plantation Journal

Date:

1810

Creator (Personal):

Johnston, Archibald Simpson, 1784-1819

Description:

The Roslin Plantation journal, kept by Archibald Simpson Johnston, documented enslaved people and slave labor on an antebellum plantation for two years (1813-1815). The journal documents correspondence, equipment, planting and harvesting, livestock, slaves and supplies related to the plantation. There are detailed descriptions of tasks and number of enslaved people working each task, particularly tasks regarding growing cotton and rice and maintainining those fields.

Collection Title:

Roslin Plantation Journal, 1813-1815

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Agriculture, Plantation life, Correspondence, and Weather

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.), South Carolina, Combahee River (S.C.), and Pocotaligo (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.), Colleton County (S.C.), and Jasper County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

317.01 (P) 02

Date Digital:

11/29/18

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Bookeye 4 Basic. 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:

245699

Admin ID (Page)

245710/245710