Plantations of Leon County, Florida
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The forced-labor farms of Leon County were numerous and vast. Leon County, Florida, was a hub of cotton production. From the 1820s through 1850s Leon County's fertile red clay soils and long growing season attracted cotton planters from Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, among other states as well as countries abroad.
Enslaved workers in Leon County
For some time before the early stages of the Civil War Leon County was the fifth-largest producer of cotton in Georgia and Florida.[1] Another source states that Leon County led the state in cotton production.[2] Because of this, in 1840, there were only 654 adult white males, but 3980 people "engaged in agriculture".[3] In 1860, 73% of the population of Leon County consisted of enslaved black persons;[4] as was true elsewhere in the South,[5] the value of those enslaved persons far exceeded the value of all the land in the county.[6] Leon County had more enslaved people than any other county in Florida,[7] and it was, therefore, the wealthiest county in Florida.[8] It was also the center of Florida's slave trade.[7]Template:Rp
Forced-labor farms in 1860
Note: Value = plantation value in United States dollars.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". TA = total area. IA = improved area. UA = unimproved area. Corn = in bushels. Cotton = bales of cotton
| Enslaver | Value | TA (acre) | IA | UA | Enslaved people | Corn | Cotton | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Alderman | $5000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 36 | 3000 | 75 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Silas D. Allen | $2000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 250 acres (1 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 22 | 1000 | 180 | |
| Jesse Averett, Sr. | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 60 | 2500 | 80 | |
| William Bailey | $42,670 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 75 | 4000 | 352 | |
| Bannerman | $14,475 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 67 | 4000 | 120 | |
| Barrow Hill | $10,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 71 | 3200 | 204 | |
| S. A. Belton | $12,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | 500 | N/A | |
| Bellevue Plantation | $10,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 24 | N/A | N/A | |
| Betton Hill | $00,000 | 0000 | 0000 | 00 | 0000 | 000 | 000 | |
| Blakely | $9000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | 400 | N/A | 3000 | 40 | |
| William D. Bloxham | $7000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 52 | 2500 | 100 | |
| J. R. Bradford | $1300 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | 1500 | 75 | |
| Burgesstown | $22,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 274 | 1300 | 825 | |
| William H. Branch | $13,375 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | 57 | 3000 | 120 | |
| William A. Carr | $31,000 | 2000 acres (8 km2) | 1000 acres (4 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 77 | 5000 | 260 | |
| Casa de Laga | $15,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 70 | 3000 | 200 | |
| Josesph Chaires | $50,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 130 | 5000 | 200 | |
| Chemonie | $18,400 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1000 acres (4 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 64 | 5000 | 200 | |
| J. B. Christie | $12,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 37 | 1500 | 80 | |
| Charles Cole | $7680 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 30 | 1500 | 85 | |
| Henry Copeland | $10,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 55 | 3000 | 81 | |
| John A. Craig | $20,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 44 | 3500 | 150 | |
| William P. Craig | $13,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 38 | 1000 | 62 | |
| Alex Cromartie | $12,600 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 53 | 4000 | 90 | |
| John Cromartie | $5760 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 52 | 1500 | 37 | |
| J. Q. Cromartie | $13,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 40 | 3000 | 50 |
| Enslaver | Value | TA | IA | UA | Enslaved people | Corn | Cotton | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| El Destino (partly in Jefferson County) | $17,000 (1832) | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |||||
| Evergreen Hills | $53,600 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 135 | 6000 | 350 | |
| Francis Eppes | $24,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 70 | 3000 | 70 | |
| A. A. Fisher | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 46 | 3000 | 105 | |
| R. N. Fisher | $11,800 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 45 | 3000 | 100 | |
| Dr. George Galphin | $12,500 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 50 | 1300 | 75 | |
| C. B. Gamble | $10,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | 2500 | 60 | |
| William Germany | $20,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1000 acres (4 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 40 | 1500 | 47 | |
| Goodwood | $33,640 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 58 | 2500 | 150 | |
| William A. Harvin | $11,500 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 36 | 3000 | 91 | |
| Alex B. Hawkins | $38,700 | 2000 acres (8 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 51 | 1800 | 93 | |
| Richard Hayward | $62,680 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 51 | 2000 | 150 | |
| Griffin W. Holland | $30,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 95 | 7000 | 225 | |
| Horseshoe Plantation | See (Pine Hill) | |||||||
| House Place | $16,600 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 47 | 3000 | 216 | |
| Edward Houstoun | $25,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 78 | 3500 | 180 | |
| Ingleside | $25,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1500 acres (6 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 116 | 7000 | 181 | |
| James A. Kirksey | $33,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 180 | 6000 | 454 | |
| La Grange | $55,200 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1000 acres (4 km2) | 232 | N/A | N/A | |
| T. B. Lamar | $1500 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 750 acres (3 km2) | 41 | 2000 | 100 | |
| Thomas J. Laversage | $8000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 48 | 2000 | 70 | |
| Live Oak | $4000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 68 | 2000 | 73 | |
| Ellen C. Long | $13,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | 52 | 1800 | 120 | |
| Daniel B. Meginniss | $40,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 70 | 3000 | 150 | |
| John Miller | $35,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 80 | 5000 | 180 |
| Labor Camp | Value | TA | IA | UA | Enslaved People | Corn | Cotton | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miccosukee | $35,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 80 | 5000 | 180 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| John C. Montford | $800 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 35 | 2000 | 41 | |
| Mossview | $20,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 80 | 2000 | 80 | |
| William S. Murray | $8000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 33 | 2500 | 45 | |
| Oaklawn | $26,720 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 20 | 5000 | 300 | |
| Orchard Pond | $31,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 118 | 4500 | 167 | |
| M. D. Papy | $9000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 43 | 3000 | 54 | |
| William Perkins | $15,300 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 42 | 2500 | 93 | |
| Julian S. Pettes | $3000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | 3000 | 75 | |
| Pine Hill | $28,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1500 acres (6 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 130 | 4000 | 225 | |
| Ponder | $48,000 | 5000 acres (20 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 99 | 8500 | 206 | |
| L. S. Raines | $10,000 | 1000 acres (4 km2) | 500 acres (2 km2) | Script error: No such module "convert". | 43 | 1500 | 75 | |
| Thomas Randall | $40,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 38 | 2500 | 75 | |
| W. F. Robertson | $12,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 30 | 2000 | 100 | |
| J. A. J. Roney | $27,000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 77 | 6000 | 198 | |
| G. W. Scott | $4000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| R. G. Shepard | $24,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 90 | 1000 | 225 | |
| Solomon Sills | $5000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | 26 | 97 | 1800 | |
| Smithwick | $10,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 250 acres (1 km2) | N/A | 80 | 1500 | |
| Southwood | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Daniel Switzer | $6000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Tuscawilla | $36,000 | 3000 acres (12 km2) | 1500 acres (6 km2) | 1500 acres (6 km2) | 172 | 3000 | 200 | |
| Verdura | $20,000 | 2500 acres (10 km2) | 1000 acres (4 km2) | 1500 acres (6 km2) | 63 | 2500 | 160 | |
| Walnut Hill | $12,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 65 | 2500 | 80 | |
| Water Oak | $18,400 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 65 | 2500 | 130 | |
| Waverly | $00,000 | 0000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | |
| J. E. Whitaker | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 94 | 2000 | 157 | |
| Robert W. Williams | $8000 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2000 | 100 | |
| T. B. Winn | $13,920 | N/A | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 3000 | 81 | |
| Woodlawn | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Value = Plantation Value. IA = Improved Acres. UA = Unimproved Acres. Enslaved People = Number of persons enslaved. Machinery = Worth of machinery. Livestock = Worth of livestock.
| Enslaver | Value | IA | UA | Enslaved People | Machinery | Livestock | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. P. Johnson | $1410 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | $10 | $260 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| William Johnson | $1410 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | $10 | $260 | |
| E. S. McCollum | $1000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | $125 | $880 | |
| Jackson Moody | $500 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | $20 | $300 | |
| S. W. Sweatman | $1440 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | N/A | $100 | $550 |
See also
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Rivers, p. 237.
- ↑ David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage. The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, Oxford University Press, 2006, Template:ISBN, p. 298.
- ↑ Rivers, p. 243.
- ↑ a b Julia Floyd Smith, Slavery and Plantation Growth in Antebellum Florida 1821-1860, Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1973, Template:ISBN, Appendix B, "Excerpts from County Tax Books in Florida Showing Ownership in Acreage and Slaves", pp. 213-222.
- ↑ Smith, p. 140.
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Further reading
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