John B. Lamar plantation book, 1847-1880

Summary

Creator:

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

Date:

1847-1880

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

John B. Lamar plantation book, ms131, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

John Basil Lamar (1812-1862) was a lawyer, politician, and planter, born in Milledgeville, Georgia.

For more information, see his congressional biography.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Plantation life -- Georgia.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Farm management -- Georgia.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Ledgers (account books)

Places:

Sumter County (Ga.)

Terms of access:

This collection is in the Public Domain. No Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ For additional information, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu.

Preferred citation:

John B. Lamar plantation book, ms131, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.