Dublin Core
Title
The Locust Grove Plantation Ledger
Subject
Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century; Cotton growing -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century; Plantations -- Mississippi -- Natchez Region
Description
The Locust Grove Plantation Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved peoples on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton harvest data for each slave. Some pages include newspaper clippings discussing agricultural and domestic techniques and advice. The plantation was founded in 1777 under the name Mount Locust, and the name was changed by Samuel Postlethwait when he purchased the plantation.
Creator
unknown
Source
The Locust Grove Plantation Ledger, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Mississippi Libraries
Date
circa 1825-1845
Contributor
The Department of Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights
No Copyright - United States; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Relation
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/deeplyrooted/5/
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
text
Identifier
mum00275_b01_f01
Coverage
Antebellum Mississippi
Unknown, circa 1825-1845
Unknown, circa 1825-1845