General Work and Allowance List, 1840

Title:

General Work and Allowance List, 1840

Date:

1840

Description:

The General Work and Allowance List was kept in the year 1840 by the Glover family and records the enslaved people at Camp, West Bank, Forlorn Hope and Snug-it-is Plantations. Information includes the names of the male, female and child slaves, tasks completed by the slaves and their food allowances.

Collection Title:

Glover Family Papers, 1729-ca.1955

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Glover family

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Plantation owners, Slave labor, Plantations, Nineteenth century, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Colleton County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11/156/10 (1037.00)

Date Digital:

2022-03

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. 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:

270323