English, John G., fl. 1827-1869 [Post-war plantation diary and journal of Mississippi cotton planter]

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GLC#
GLC05497
Type
Documents
Date
1865-1869
Author/Creator
English, John G., fl. 1827-1869
Title
[Post-war plantation diary and journal of Mississippi cotton planter]
Place Written
Aberdeen, Mississippi
Pagination
1 v. : 264 p. : Height: 40.7 cm, Width: 17 cm

English mentions Confederate generals visiting, Civil War battles, slavery, and Reconstruction, among other topics. Provides a list of all slave families on this Mississippi Cotton plantation. Contains a detailed account of crops planted, weather, and other topics related to plantation life. (Refer to related items GLC05496, an antebellum journal, and GLC05460, English's presidential pardon). There is a space in the front of this manuscript as the result of pages which were cut out. Rebound, but accompanied by original cover.

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