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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Thomas Steele was a planter at Woodland, near Cheraw (Chesterfield County), S.C. The collection is a plantation diary, 1854-1856, of Thomas Steele containing almost daily entries recounting planting, cultivating, and harvesting cotton, corn, wheat, oats, and other crops; activities and health of slaves; activities of overseers; and discussion of farm animals, including mules, hogs, and dogs; construction projects; financial transactions; neighbors; cures; weather; and Steele's health. Steele apparently had two children, Willie and Eugene, whom he occasionally mentions sending to school. |
Creator | Steele, Thomas, fl. 1854-1856. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Lisa Tolbert, June 1990
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Laura Hart, March 2021
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Thomas Steele, planter at Woodland, near Cheraw, Chesterfield County, S.C.
Back to TopPlantation diary, 1854-1856, of Thomas Steele, 153 pages. Almost daily entries recount planting, cultivating, and harvesting cotton, corn, wheat, oats, and other crops; activities and health of slaves; activities of overseers; farm animals, including mules, hogs, and dogs; construction projects; financial transactions; neighbors; cures; weather; and Steele's health. Steele apparently had two children, Willie and Eugene, whom he occasionally mentions sending to school.
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Diary |
Image Folder PF-693/1 |
Black-and-white photograph of an unidentified elderly, bearded man, wearing eyeglasses. |