Subject: Plantation life--Georgia / People: Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 - Digital Library of Georgia Search Results

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John B. Lamar plantation book

Materials documenting John B. Lamar's plantation in Sumter County, Georgia dating from 1847-1880, including a book with lists containing names of enslaved people; a diagram of crop rotation for cotton, corn, oats, and rye; a map of the plantation; an inventory of plantation items; tax accounts; and food supplies.

More About This Collection

Creator
Lamar, J. B., (John Basil), 1812-1862

Date of Original
1847/1880

Subject
Farm management--Georgia
Plantation life--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History

People
Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862

Location
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704

Medium
ledgers (account books)

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of a plantation book of John B. Lamar, for his plantation in Sumter County, Georgia, from 1847-1880. The book includes lists containing names of enslaved people; a diagram of crop rotation for cotton, corn, oats, and rye; a map of the plantation; an inventory of plantation items; tax accounts; and food supplies. During the Civil War, entries become less comprehensive. From 1867-1872, entries list the date, employee's name, and item charged to the account, primarily food.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_0131

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights