Daybook -- Richard Cooke Tilghman (1772-1853), 1821-01-01 - 1830-04-21
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
- From the Collection: Tilghman Family (Maryland) (Family)
- From the Collection: Tilghman, Stedman R, 1822-1848 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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