Inventory of slaves (90), arranged by family, with house number, number of shoes, blankets and clothes with total cost of each. Several families marked "sold." Also a list of "house negroes' cloaths" (with names and measurements). Creator[s] unknown., circa 1842-1865

File — Box: 3, Folder: 29

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Notes of John Drayton, Charles Drayton I, II and III on plantation affairs (including slave inventories and plantation books), horticulture, and education and instruction. Arranged firstly by content and secondly by chronology.

Dates

Creation: circa 1842-1865

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)