2.13 Managing a plantation: Property
Cameron Family Papers, Collection # 133, Series 2.1.1 Box 88 Folder 2012. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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1844
Duncan Cameron kept this list of property needing his personal inspection. About the photograph
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North Point 6 Horses 2 Mules 32 cattle 60 hogs
6 Single Plows 3 double Plows 4 Harrows 2 Coulters
4 Mattocks 8 weeding hoes 4 Hilling hoes 6 axes
2 Wedges 4 scythes 2 cradles 6 pr plow geer grape cut saw
1 waggon 1 cart
Mill Plantation
8 Mules 30 cattle 80 Hogs 3 double plows 6 single plows
2 coulters, 2 harrows 10 weeding hoes 3 hilling hoes
6 Mattocks 8 for Plow geer 4 scythes 2 cradles 8 axes
1 waggon 1 cart
Jim rays
3 Horses 7 mules 59 cattle 147 hoggs 1 waggon 1 cart
6 double plows 13 single plows 10 per geer 2 coulters
10 axes 7 mattock 15 weeding hoes 11 hilling hoes
8 scythes 2 cradles 5 wedges 3 trows 1 craws cut saw
Comments
- Harrows
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A harrow is a heavy frame of timber set with iron teeth, which is dragged over plowed land to break up clumps of soil.
- Coulters
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A coulter is a blade that is attached to a plow and cuts the ground vertically.
- Mattocks
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A mattock is similar to a pick, but it has a blade on one end and a chisel on the other. It is used for cutting up hard ground.
- scythes
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A scythe is a tool used for cutting grass or grain. It has a long neck, a handle half way down, and a curved blade. A person would swing the scythe up into the air and then sweep it through the grass or grain in a long stroke.
- cradles
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A grain cradle is a light wooden frame with a row of long curved teeth parallel to the blade that can be attached to a scythe. It is used to catch corn or other grain that has been cut by the scythe.
- plow geer
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Plow gear, the bridle and reins used to attach an animal to a plow.
- grape cut saw
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A grape cut saw would have been a saw used in a vineyard to cut grape vines.
- trows
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A trow is a type of boat, usually with a flat low bottom, is used to transport goods.
Credits
Cameron Family Papers, Collection # 133, Series 2.1.1 Box 88 Folder 2012. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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