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Preferred Citation:

J. S. Barret Journal, 1814- 1850, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Journal of John S. Barret, plantation owner in Alabama.  Barret writes extensively about his farm, weather conditions, crop harvests and livestock.  Some entries record his hunting activites.  One page lists all of the children born to an enslaved woman on his plantation since 1802. Another entry records the sadness of the untimely death of his friend, William Aylett.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--Genealogy
• Alabama--History--19th century
• Farm life
• Genealogy
• Hunting
• Slavery