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Groton Plantation records

Groton Plantation records

Descriptive Summary

Title: Groton Plantation records
Creator: Groton Plantation (S.C.)
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1951
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms3308
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Groton Plantation is located in Hampton County, South Carolina, and covers nearly 23,000 acres. It was originally a slave plantation, but in 1906 by Robert Dudley Winthrop as a hunting retreat, and by the 1940s, a considerable number of people worked on farming activities there.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three weekly time books (1942-1945) and two ledgers (1943-1946 and 1946-1951) from Groton Plantation. Time books record the hours that employees worked and their pay rates. The ledgers record the amount of money spent on various items and who purchased them; sometimes the nature of the purchases is detailed.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Groton Plantation records, ms3308, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Ledgers (account books)
Plantations -- South Carolina.
Time books.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxvolume
11-3Time record books, 1942-1945
 
14-5Farm ledger books, 1943-1951