Plantation blacksmiths' ledger, 1827-1871.

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Plantation blacksmiths' ledger, 1827-1871.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47942679

Ledger (70 pages, 1852-1860) containing accounts of the Powhatan Hill Plantation blacksmiths and newspaper clippings (1820s-1830s and 1860s) gathered by Tayloe. The ledger details the products the blacksmithy produced, apparently by enslaved blacksmiths, and includes accounts for the plantation house, mill, and wharf, and for "Lothian" (possibly a nearby estate). The ledger also lists the blacksmithy's customers, including a local free Black man. A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified and broken-down wooden shed is laid into the ledger. The clippings are pasted into the ledger and overlay about half the accounts. Topics include the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson, states' rights, slavery, King George County politics, and the loyalty oath controversy that took place early in the Reconstruction period. Acquired as part of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana. (87-039).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7586928

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Tayloe, Edward T. (Edward Thornton), 1803-1876

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Planter (owner of Powhatan Hill Plantation) and politician in King George Co., Va. From the description of Plantation blacksmiths' ledger, 1827-1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 47942679 ...

George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana

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The George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana (sometimes referred to as the George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection) honors George Washington Flowers, a trustee of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) from 1897-1918. Some of his children graduated from Trinity College, including Robert Lee Flowers, President of Duke University from 1941-1948. The collection was established and endowed by his children for the purpose of collecting materials concerning the history and literature o...