[Ledger of daily slave activities]
- Title
- [Ledger of daily slave activities]
- Michael Reed Papers
- Subject
- Robertson Colony.
- Business, Economics and Finance
- Social Life and Customs - Slavery
- Reed, Michael, 1777-1859.
- slaves
- enslaved people
- Description
- Ledger detailing the daily activities of those who were slaves to Michael Reed. Names of those enslaved include Jack, Dan, Ed, Gim/Jim, Johan, Gorge, Abe, Little Gim/Jim, Bill, Luce, Bet, Sal, Lizzy/Lizey, Nelee[?], Ike, and Johan. Activities include working with cotton and corn, ginning, herding, clearing, "house," "sick," chopping, fodder, and "nothing." On the last page, some quantities and the name "Josiah P. Gates."
- Creator
- Reed, Michael
- Date
- [1858-1859?]
- Rights
- Attribution
- Format
- [46] p. ; 13 x 20 cm.
- Text
- Language
- English
- Type
- Text
- Identifier
- local-cont-no: Reed-Box3-Folder10-1858-LedgerofDailySlaveActivities
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881001/
- ark: ark:/67531/metapth881001
- Coverage
- United States - Texas
- The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
Dublin Core
Files
Collection
Citation
Reed, Michael, “[Ledger of daily slave activities],” Southwestern University Distinctive Collections & Archives, accessed November 5, 2026, https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/items/show/1900.