Newton Day Book 1864

Title:

Newton Day Book 1864

Date:

1864

Description:

This book contains records of the names of yearly and weekly renters and the rents paid, inventory of movable articles on the plantation, including the location of the articles, information on increases and decreases in the number of cattle, mules, and horses, a detailed list of the cattle and their names, the plantation's daily records showing any transactions or major changes that took place on the platation between January 1st and November 23rd and detailed accounts for items purchased as well as transactions between Newton Plantation and M. T. Greaves, G.W.McClean & Co. and Nightengale & Co. for the sale and purchase of a number of items, showing debits Dr) and credits (Cr) as well as delivery records for sugar rum and molasses. Although it is labelled a day book, this book seems to be a miscelleneous book that covers some accounts for the before mentioned categories.

Collection Title:

Newton Plantation Collection

Contributing Institution:

Barbados Museum and Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Animal industry--Accounting, Plantations--Barbados--1864, and Account books--Barbados

Geographic Subject:

Barbados

Date Digital:

2012-08-28

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Plustek Opticbook Book Edge Scanner, Archival masters are tiffs.

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2012, Barbados Museum and Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information contact The Barbados Museum and Historical Society, St. Ann's Garrison, St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies.http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/

Admin ID:

24069

Admin ID (Page)

lcdl:45495/164364