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Daybook -- Richard Cooke Tilghman (1772-1853), 1821-01-01 - 1830-04-21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Daybook of plantation expenses; includes personal observations with some records of transactions; records of slave hiring, including people owned by the Tilghmans hired out to other employers and wages paid to enslaved people hired out by the Tilghmans. An entry dated January 9-11, 1825, notes the fate of an enslaved man Isaac who confessed to the murder of Nace Roberts and was subsequently imprisoned and sold to save trader Austin Woolfolk.

Dates

  • 1821-01-01 - 1830-04-21

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.35 Cubic Feet (1 legal size document case and 1 flat box.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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