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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,...