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Johnson, Woodson (fl. 1820-1864) Account Book

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09302.066 Author/Creator: Johnson, Woodson (fl. 1820-1864) Place Written: Type: Book Date: 1854-1856 Pagination: 79 p. ; Order a Copy

Johnson's ledger book from the 1850s, recording debts for various plantation items as well as household goods, sales of tobacco and brandy, and dozens of entries re hiring of negro slaves, expenses, recording labor usage, etc.

Johnson, Woodson (fl. 1820-1864)

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