Slavery and the Making of AmericaPicture of a plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia
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The Slave Experience: Living
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A Year in the Life: Pages from a plantation account book Living Conditions
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Daily record of cotton picked on Eustatia Plantation, during the week commencing on the 3rd day of September 1860


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Kean 1 Min(?) " " " "

Joe Eustis 2 Sick Sick Sick Sick 150 260
Ned Brown 3 270 315 345 360 355 310 1955
Jim Jenifer 4 125 130 Gin Gin Gin Press
Nelce 5 160 170 150 150 175 160
Green 6 Sick Sick 190 180 190 180
Richman 7 145 180 190 210 Runaway Runaway
Claborne 8 240 310 320 350 330 295 1845
Harrison 9 145 180 185 180 160 165
Lit Peter 10 Wagon Wagon heag ging heag

Joe Gains 11 85 120 135 170 150 130
Abe 12 Cart Boy Cart Cart Cart

Stepney 13 145 165 195 175 180 Press
Jeff 14 265 280 Sick 185 230 230
old Peter 15 125 145 Gin Gin Gin Press
Anderson 16 80 115 Gin Gine
Sick
William Camp 17 Working on houses

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Press
Jackson 18 110 130 115 115 Sick Press
Steven 19 165 190 215 240 185 Press
Montgomery 20 80 95 115 110 120 115
Montgomery 20 80 95 115 110 120 115
Jim Kinny 21 130 155 165 170 145 135
Jerry 22 Sick Sk 245 260 250 210
Ben 23 260 305 305 305 300 210
Dick 24 120 160 145 155 140 130
Joe Claborne 25 105 Sick 295 310 265 255
Phillip 26 210 160 275 285 240 240
Wilson 27 235 160 290 345 285 290 1605
Eliza 28 Work on houses

Working on Press
Scafold
Eliza 28 Work on houses

Working on Press
Scafold
Spencer 29 110 115 Gin Gin Gin 150
Big Clarrissa 30 110 115 120 140 120 120
Ellen 31 165 190 225 220 200 150
Betsy Brown 32 145 135 160 170 155 150
Henny 33
130 70 170 190 210
Lit Marry 34 130 175 230 210 190 175
Mary Jones 35 160 160 175 175 160 170
Boddy 36 S S Body gat a Baby



Liddy 37 80 90 110 110 100 110
Manervia 38 Sick 70 135 140 140 140
Matilda 39 100 130 140 145 105 Press
Frozene 40 115 130 130 Sick Sick 70
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