Box 1

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Handwritten notes concerning travel from Pennsylvania, overland to Charleston, South Carolina. Notes written on the pages of the Pennsylvania Almanac.

Scope and Contents Includes day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall, Jehossee and Bob Savannah), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. The birth of Charles Drayton II, and the death of Hester Middleton Drayton are mentioned. References are made to runaway slaves and incidents of overseers being drunk and abusive to the enslaved. Includes record of journey to Columbia to attend the South Carolina Constitution Convention. No entries,...

Scope and Contents Includes day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall, Jehossee and Long Savannah), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. Charles describes (in brief) meeting and dining with President George Washington, receiving plant specimens from Thomas Jefferson, a visit from Andre Michaux, the winding up of Bob Savannah plantation, lease of plantation on the Wateree River, abuse of slaves, sending slaves from Drayton Hall to reside...

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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. Includes details on the unsatisfactory work of overseers, marriage of Charlotte Drayton, building of a new barn and slave houses, slave deaths from snake/ spider bites and lightning strikes.

Scope and Contents Includes descriptions of towns including: Baltimore MD, Wilmington DE, Albany N.Y., Washington D.C., Raleigh and Fayetteville, N.C. Information is also given on countryside, roads, buildings, bridges, agriculture, and flora. Attention is given to architectural features throughout. Included are occasional sketches and descriptions of estates, including William Hamilton's The Woodlands and the "Palace of the President" [White House] (especially the interior), and the Capitol buildings. Drayton...

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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).

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Account of a journey through South Carolina, travelling from Drayton Hall to the north western portion of the State. Included are descriptions of plantations, crop production, agricultural implements, towns, lodgings and the University of South Carolina.

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Concerns day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall and Jehossee), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates.

Scope and Contents

Concerns day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall, Jehossee, Bob Savannah), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. Occasional references to abuse of slaves, runaway slaves, renovations to Drayton Hall mansion and problems with overseers.

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Includes details of ailments, treatments and outcomes. Indexed by patient.