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Labor ledger of the 1st Division Quartermaster, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment

Labor ledger of the 1st Division Quartermaster, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment

Descriptive Summary

Title: Labor ledger of the 1st Division Quartermaster, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
Creator: Hargrett Library
Dates: 1864 December
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet 1 broadside
Collection Number: ms4445
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains a ledger of laborers hired to work for the 1st Division Quartermasters, compiled by Captain Keating Simons, Jr. serving as Acting Commisary General of Subsistence. Names, occupations, compensation and pay are noted. Included are Federal prisoners who have taken the oath, named as George Holland, John Smith, James Redmond, Dominick Kelly; and Freedmen named Richmond, Zachariah, Ezekiel, and James. Enslaved people are listed as well as their owners, including Julius, cattle driver (E.C. Keckerly); Daniel, butcher (D.H. Silcox); George, cooper (K.L. Simons), Paul, cattle boy (Mrs. Gadsden); Joe, laborer (Mrs. Mays); Aaron, laborer (Joshua Ward); Dock, laborer (Mrs. McPherson); Ben, butcher (J.W. Harrison); Robert, butcher (W.L. Webb); and Porter, laborer (J.A. Enslow).


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Labor ledger of the 1st Division Quartermaster, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment, ms4445, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Ledgers (account books)
Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States.
South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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1Labor ledger, 1864 December