Franklin A. Hudson diary, 1852-1859 [manuscript].

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Franklin A. Hudson diary, 1852-1859 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22875672

The collection includes seven volumes of a diary kept by Franklin A. Hudson between 1852 and 1859, chiefly dealing with plantation affairs. There are references to the cultivation of sugar cane and corn, accounts of money received and money paid out, overseers, and matters relating to slaves, including work they performed and their medical care. Also included are entries concerning social life in the area, mentioning, among others, Louisiana governor Paul Octave HeĢbert, trips on the Mississippi River and elsewhere, and church attendance.

7 v. (1.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7088457

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hudson, Franklin A., fl. 1852-1871.

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Franklin A. Hudson was the owner in the 1850s of Blythewood Plantation on Bayou Goula, Iberville Parish, La. From the description of Franklin A. Hudson diary, 1852-1859 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22875672 In the 1850s and 1860s, Franklin A. Hudson (fl. 1852-1871), owned and lived at Blythewood Plantation on Bayou Goula in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, near White Castle. He was a neighbor of John Hampden Randolph, who owned Nottoway Plantation. ...

Hebert, Paul Octave, 1818-1880

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