J. Hamilton Couper papers, 1818-1876 (bulk 1818-1830).

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J. Hamilton Couper papers, 1818-1876 (bulk 1818-1830).

Volume (61 pages) ecords relating to the Hopeton plantation in Glynn County, Ga., including accounts of cotton picked (1818-1841), other data relating to crops (1827-1851), and commentary on weather, insect pests, and crop distribution and quality. Some information pertains to the Altama plantation (1874, 1876).

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Couper, J. Hamilton (James Hamilton), 1794-1866

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James Hamilton Couper of Glynn County, Ga., was a white manager and part owner of Hopeton, Altama, and Elizafield plantations that were based on a workforce of more than fifty enslaved people. Additionally, Couper was a scientific agriculturalist and some of the volumes contain extracts from agricultural journals and observations related to the crops grown at the plantations; chiefly cotton, rice, sugar cane, corn, and peas. James Hamilton Couper was born 4 March 1794, the son of John and ...