Diary, 1820-1827.

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Diary, 1820-1827.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58665023

Diary presumably kept by Joseph Goodwin though it might possibly have been kept by a brother of his (1820-1827). After leaving home in Hudson, N.Y., Goodwin goes to work for Gen. George De Wolf, first in Bristol, Rhode Island for a few months and then on De Wolf's plantations near Matanzas, Cuba as a manager or overseer. The plantations seemed to grow mainly coffee though other crops are mentioned and are worked by Black slaves. Diary entries are mainly routine and record weather, plantation activities, people met, and local news. Mentioned often are George and William De Wolf. While in Cuba, Goodwin stayed first at the home of John Line and later at the plantations Buena Esperanza and Arca de Noe. Some pages missing.

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New-York Historical Society

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De Wolf, William.

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Goodwin, Joseph B.

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Plantation manager in Cuba from Hudson, New York. From the description of Diary, 1820-1827. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665023 ...

Line, John

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De Wolf, George.

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