Letter from Stoke Plantation Overseer Thomas Finklea to John Ball, September 10, 1833



Title:
Letter from Stoke Plantation Overseer Thomas Finklea to John Ball, September 10, 1833
Date:
1833
Creator (Personal):
Finklea, Thomas
Description:
A letter from Stoke Plantation overseer Thomas Finklea to John Ball in Charleston discussing the work of Elsey, Thomas, Sena, Rachel and Jack, the rice and pea harvest, the poor health of numerous enslaved persons, and having to "switch" Stoke Abram, Stoke Rose, and Silvey's Hannah for stealing.
Collection Title:
Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Historical Society
Media Type:
Manuscripts
Personal or Corporate Subject:
Ball family
Topical Subject:
Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Rice, Health, Letters, Punishment, Peas, Sick, Flagellation, Letter writing, Plantation overseer, Enslaved women, Stealing, and Enslaved persons
Geographic Subject:
South Carolina
S.C. County:
Berkeley County (S.C.)
Language:
English
Shelving Locator:
11-516A-32A (1134.00)
Date Digital:
2023-07
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:
290896

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