AHJ_ah12631 Inventory of the Linwood Plantation ledger, 1851-1861 Linwood Plantation Ledger Processed by Samantha Cook University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Samantha Cook October 2015 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Linwood Plantation Ledger 1851-1861 12631 0.24 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The Linwood Plantation (Louisiana?) ledger contains detailed records of cotton and corn planting; specifics of slave labor including clothing issued, hours worked, and daily production; along with details on horses and cattle. Scope and Content

The Linwood Plantation (Louisiana?) ledger contains records of cotton and corn planting; specifics of the slave labor including clothing issued, hours worked, and daily planting production; along with details on horses and cattle. A majority of the ledger was written by James R. Ballance, whose name appears on the cover, in the years 1851-1861.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Use Restriction

The original ledger is in a fragile condition. View digital surrogates. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created about Linwood Plantation at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This ledger was purchased from Harry Stewart, on July 24, 1974.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Samantha Cook, October 2015

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~147~147.

 Access Terms Ballance, James R. Plantation crops--United States Slave records--Southern States Slaveholders--Southern States Plantation life--Southern States People, Ethnicity, and Culture African Americans Container List 1 Ledger 1851-1861