Diary, Charles Drayton I, 1807-1814

File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall and Jehossee), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. Included are details on inland rice cultivation; various cotton gins (occasionally with sketches); other local plantations; problems with poachers, overseers, and slaves (who are running away and attacking whites).

Dates

Creation: 1807-1814

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted to Correspondence, 1721-1885 subseries, George Edward's watercolors, 1694-1773 sub-subseries and Drayton family art, 1835-1844 sub-subseries. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)