[Greenwood Plantation Accounts: 1861-1862]

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Account journal documenting daily work, conditions, and other records for the Greenwood plantation in Montgomery County, Texas, near Danville.

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[132] p.

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Wood, Green 1861/1862.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Private Collection of Elsa Vorwerk to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1368 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Elsa Vorwerk

The Private Collection of Elsa Vorwerk provides an insight into the life of Greenwood plantation through handwritten journals from the 1840s through 1866.

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  • Main Title: [Greenwood Plantation Accounts: 1861-1862]
  • Added Title: The Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book, No. 2, Suitable for a force of 80 hands, or under
  • Added Title: Greenwood Plantation Book 12 of 14

Description

Account journal documenting daily work, conditions, and other records for the Greenwood plantation in Montgomery County, Texas, near Danville.

Physical Description

[132] p.

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"Eighth Edition, Revised and Improved."

"For sale by booksellers, generally, throughout the southern states."

Blank account book published 1859.

These account books are numbered chronologically 1-14, however books 4 and 5 (1853-1855) did not survive with the rest of the collection.

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  • 1861/1862

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  • April 1861 - 1862

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • May 30, 2015, 11:39 a.m.

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  • June 19, 2015, 1:11 p.m.

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Wood, Green. [Greenwood Plantation Accounts: 1861-1862], book, 1861/1862; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611853/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Elsa Vorwerk.

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