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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Keowee Plantation Journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0056
Scope and Contents

The Journal lists work done on Keowee Plantation, owned by John Ewing Colhoun. It records the purchase and sale of farm products and weather conditions from January 2, 1853, to January 13, 1855. There are several lists of names of the plantation's slaves between 1854-1859 which in some cases give their ages, death dates, family relationships, and valuation. Brief mention is made of John Ewing Colhoun's sons, William Ransom Colhoun and Henry Davis Colhoun.

Dates: 1853-1859; 1853 - 1855