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Howard County Historical Society Collection

MSA SC 5465
Dates	1794-1834
Medium	electronic images
Restrictions	No restrictions
Storage	The Howard County Historical Society owns the original volumes (cataloged as HCHS RA27 [1794-1803] and HCHS RA28 [1819-1834]).
Description
Two account books relating to slaves and plantation management at Doughoregan Manor, Howard County, 1794-1803; 1819-1834. Volume 1, 1794-1803 Volume 2, 1819-1834
History
The entries shed light on a myriad of subjects of interest to historians. There is of course information about simply managing a plantation the size of Doughregan. There is also information about the local economy. And of course lots of information about the slaves. Who is working where and what they are doing.

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