Overseer's Journal
Scope and Content
The journal lists slave names and amount of crops (including cotton, peas, corn) each picked. It also lists when and which slaves were sick each day, how much money was obtained for a crop, home remedies for common illnesses, and the journey itinerary for a cargo ship.
Dates
- Creation: 1853 - 1861
Access
Collection is open to research
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
This journal was maintained from 1853-1861 by an unidentified slave overseer - possibly Erastus Bishop of Petersburg, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Journal of an unidentified slave overseer listing slave names and amount of crops each picked. Also lists when and which slaves were sick each day, money obtained for a crop, home remedies for common illnesses, and the journey itinerary for a cargo ship.
- Title
- A Guide to the Overseer's Journal, 1853-1861
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Laura Katz Smith
- Date
- © 2000 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu