[Ledger of daily slave activities]
- Title
- [Ledger of daily slave activities]
- Michael Reed Papers
- Subject
- Robertson Colony.
- Reed, Michael, 1777-1859.
- Business, Economics and Finance
- Social Life and Customs - Slavery
- 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/George, Abe, Little Gim/Jim, Bill, Luce, Bet, Sal, Lizzy/Lizey, Nelee[?], Ike, and Johan. Activities include working with cotton and corn, ginning, herding, clearing, cow hunting, plowing, bailing, "river bank," "house," "sick," chopping, fodder, and "nothing." Also included in what appears to once have been gathered into a booklet are several receipts, a remedy, and a printed document "An Act to Provide an Internal Improvement Fund, and to Commence a System of Internal Improvements by the State."
- Creator
- Reed, Michael
- Rights
- Attribution
- Format
- [20] p. ; 31 x 20 cm.
- Text
- Language
- English
- Type
- Text
- Identifier
- local-cont-no: Reed-Box3-Folder10-1858-LedgerandLegislation
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992884/
- ark: ark:/67531/metapth992884
- 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/1910.