Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830. Stephen Elliott papers, 1791- approximately 1947. Plantation records. gra00020. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

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Notebook kept by Stephen Elliott recording the names of enslaved people owned by Elliott and his extended family who were given blankets; lists of tools given to carpenters, enslaved people, and overseers; enslaved people obtained at the settlement of the estate of Elliott's father, William Elliott, in 1792, and enslaved people purchased in Savannah, Georgia; and lists of enslaved people Elliott owned in Georgia and South Carolina. There are also records of day labor and contracting for carpentry work on his house, notes on experimental rotation of crops including wheat and corn and notes on his cotton harvest, as well as a list of flowers to be procured from London. Additionally includes instructions for crafting waterproof boots, and there are numbers and equations throughout the notebook that may be associated with accounting or farming.

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1795 Blankets were given

in ⁠— 1791
Nelly Johnny
To ⁠— Betty Chloe
Ovid Joe Betty for
Cupid Sarah her children
Casar Peter Sarah for
Gay Rachel Cuffee & Phin
Maria Juno Toby
August
1791 Phebe
Adam Monday
Amy 1792
Lydia Lo. Tom
Phinah Flora
Cope Hannah
Phillis Abby ⁠—
[Lu]cretia Flora's children
Mondays chi
Toby ⁠—
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1792

Ansel 1793
Sambo Tony
Sampson Neptune
December Jacob. 1794
Jemmy Adam
Calipha Amie
Martha Lydia
Frank Molly
Nanny Chloe
Juba Phinah
Sappho Pope
Simon Phillis
Betty Lucretia
Ovid August
Cupid Phebe
Casar Rachel
Gay Johnny
Maria Jenah
Peter
Juno
Joe
Monday
Sarah
Affee farahor her children
Hester for do —
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1794 To my uncle Roberts Negroes Juba Quamina Rhinah Cate Bella Hannah Smart Bess Hearty Brutus Will Dinah Chloe for her child — Cretia for do —

1795 Tom Quasheba Frank Nelly July Hester Phillis January { Senty { Morris Affy { Doll Dick { Betty Polydore Renty Moosa Ned Molly Dinah Guffee

To my Uncles Negroes Sam Pheba Chloe Joe

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1795. [?] Lucretia Prime Sarah London May James Dinah Abram Affee Titia Patty Phebba Grace Limus Betty Will Joe Sarah Joe Ben Andrew Pendah Toney Renty Bob

1796 Sambo Sampson Langstaff Jacob Martha Nanny Frank Juba Sappho Simon Jemmy Caleb Betty Ovid Cupid Casar Gay Maria Tony Neptune

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1796 Betty for her Child: Ansel Moosa Harry Maria Daphne Joe Pendah Sarah Dembo George Charlotte Hagar Fetima Brutus Togoodoo

1796 To my uncle [...] Sarah for her child May for d° Grace for d° Cretia for d° Chloe for d°

Paid W. [Bacthler?] twenty dollars cash

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