John Osbourn Diary, 1819-1821

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John Osbourn Diary, 1819-1821

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John Osbourn (sometimes Osbourne) of Mecklenburg County, N.C., was a planter and landholder who owned several plantations and farms in the area. The collection consists of a diary, ca. 50 pp., containing daily entries of two to three lines each, February 1819-September 1821. Entries highlight social life, including many of the seasonal events and patterns associated with early 19th-century rural life. Included is information about the weather; land and livestock transactions; farm work; visits with neighbors and relatives; trips to Camden and Charleston, S.C., to market wagonloads of crops; and Baptist and Methodist camp meetings that Osbourn and his family sometimes attended. One diary entry mentioned escaped slaves.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6628356

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Osbourn, John, fl. 1819-1821.

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John Osbourn (sometimes Osbourne) of Mecklenburg County, N.C., was a planter and landholder who owned several plantations and farms in the area. From the description of John Osbourn diary, 1819-1821. WorldCat record id: 24773923 From the guide to the John Osbourn Diary, 1819-1821, (Southern Historical Collection) ...