Hill (James) plantation journal [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This journal is the daily record of weather and planting on the Forest Home plantation by James Hill, who seems to have been the master of the plantation. In parts of the journal it sounds like he might be an overseer, but the fact that he does not mention who the plantation belongs to and that he hired an overseer named Barber in 1851 solidifies belief that Hill was the master of the plantation. The close working relationship he had with the slaves may simply indicate an owner who took an active part in running his plantation. In addition, Forest Home appears to have been a very modest plantation. The plantation was apparently located near Jackson, Louisiana, south of Woodville and between Natchez and New Orleans in East Feliciana Parish. Clinton, Louisiana, was also near by. Hill indicates in the journal that he settled at Forest Home around 1833.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Open Shelf | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Media Room | Z/1284.000/M/Roll 36160 | Not for loan | B100032 |
MDAH only has microfilm.
This journal is the daily record of weather and planting on the Forest Home plantation by James Hill, who seems to have been the master of the plantation. In parts of the journal it sounds like he might be an overseer, but the fact that he does not mention who the plantation belongs to and that he hired an overseer named Barber in 1851 solidifies belief that Hill was the master of the plantation. The close working relationship he had with the slaves may simply indicate an owner who took an active part in running his plantation. In addition, Forest Home appears to have been a very modest plantation. The plantation was apparently located near Jackson, Louisiana, south of Woodville and between Natchez and New Orleans in East Feliciana Parish. Clinton, Louisiana, was also near by. Hill indicates in the journal that he settled at Forest Home around 1833.
Cite as: Z/1284.000: Hill (James) Plantation Journal.