The Southern plantation overseer as revealed in his letters.
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- Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 280 pages) ; facsimiles
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| General Note: | Cover title: The plantation overseer as revealed in his letters. "All the letters in this book ... taken from the correspondence of James Knox Polk." |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The overseer and his work -- The duties of the overseer -- Terms of the overseer's contract -- The plantation experience of James K Polk -- Ephraim Beanland's struggle for plantation supremacy -- Beanland and the plantation routine -- The new plantation in Mississippi -- The overseership of George W Bratton -- The overseership of John I Garner -- The overseepership of Isaac H Dismukes -- The overseership of John A Mairs -- The planter and his commission merchant -- The lesson of the letters. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Restrictions unspecified |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. |
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| Subject: | Plantation life > Southern States. Slavery > Southern States. |
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| Southern plantation overseer as revealed in his letters. |
