Manigault Family Papers

List of Negroes at Gowrie and East Hermitage This 15th April 1853

	Stephney	_
	Celim	age 38 yrs
	Bella	[age] 25 [yrs]
	Anthony, Binah	& Child (Elsey)
	Will
	Jenny
	Lizzy	(Child)
	Cuffy
	Linda
	Prince	Has been of late leaving Plantation without any cause & this 7th Decr I send him to Charleston never to return &c,
	Lilly
died 16th April in Charleston of Consumption	Scipio	(at Silk Hope)
	Snow
	Betty	(Brister)
	Clarinda	(Mudder Pussy)
	Pompy
	Sarey	& Child (Edward)
	Simon	(Waiting on Overseer)
	William
	Cotta	& child (Tawney)
	Martha
	Clary	(Plantn Cook)
	Ralph
	Clarinda
Buttons end here	Hector
	Phillis	& Child (Francis)
	Tilla
	Ellen
	Jackson
	Deborah
	Jimmy	Engineer, Fireman
	Dinah
	Frederick	age 25 sent away
	Bess	& Child (Charles) 22
	Joe	(Trunk Minder)
	Die
Little	Joe
	Rose

	Lazarus	Martha & Mary
	Mingo
Little	Phillis	Cain & Abel
	William	age 20 Sent away Jany 1854
	Mathias	[age] 28 at Gowrie
	Amos	(Carpenter)
	Betty	(Nurse)
	Isaac	Gave old Jacket to shirt & pants
	Stephney	age 38 Driver
	Sylvey	& Child (Daniel) 20
	Hannah	(Old) With Overseer at Gowrie
	Amos	33 yrs
x	Judy	26 [yrs]
	Clary	12 [yrs] gave 4 Yds
	Scipio	4 [yrs]
	Sue	1 [yrs]
	Harriet	50 [yrs] Died 16th Decr /53 of dropsy
	Anthony, Binah	& Child (Elsey)
	Adam, Eve, Jane (Child)	Nancy (Hunt)

Born since last April Juna's Isaac Die's Twins, Martha & Mary Have given them their blankets

Cretia's Cato born 4th March 1854 Louisa's Mendoza 25th March 1854 Both have their blankets

From Ball's See new list Jupiter Binkey Rebecca Tommy Mary Harry

List of Negroes at Gowrie and East Hermitage This 23d April 1854

	Stephney	(Driver)
	Celim	P
	Bella	P
C	Will	P
	Jenny	P
C	Cuffy	P
	Linda	P
	Lilly
	Betty	(Brister) P
	Clarinda	(Pussy)
	Pompy	P
	Sarey	& Child (Edward) P
	Simon	½
	William	P
	Cotta	P
	Martha	½
	Clary	(Plann Cook)
	Ralph	P
	Clarinda	P
	Hector	P
	Phillis	& Child (Francis)
	Tilla	P
C	Ellen
	Jackson
	Deborah
	Jimmy	(Engineer, Fireman)
	Dinah	P
	Bess	& Child (Charles) P
	Joe	(Old, Watchman) died March 19th 1855 Asthma & old age
	Die	P
Little	Joe
	Rose
	Lazarus
	Martha & Mary	(Twins)
	Mingo	½

Little	Phillis	P
	Cain	C Twins 19 Years ½
	Abel	Twins 19 Years ½
	Betty	(Nurse) She died at Gowrie 4th Decr 1877
	Amos	C P
	Judy	P
	Clary	½
	Adam	Twins 20 Years P
	Eve & Child (Jane 1 Yr.)	C Remarkable woman Twins 20 Years P
	Anthony	Runaway. Died from it in Charleston P 35 Yrs
	Binah & Child (Elsey, 2 Months)	P 22 [Yrs]
	Nancy (Hunt)	½ 17 [Yrs]
Little	George	(Waiting on Overseer) 12 [Yrs]

This Family, from Ball's Estate, Cooper River at $550.

Jupiter	½	50
Binkey	½	48
Rebecca	P	17
Tommy	P	20
Mary	½	14
Harry		11

all except, Rebecca died of Consumption. Jupiter, Tommy & Mary died in Charleston, Dr Ogier's Charge.

N.B. Old George & his Family of 13, were purchased from Mr Hunt of Santee River at $800. Truly fine family & well worth that, but Cholera took nearly all off!

Total Negroes at East Hermitage = 61 Prime Hands [at East Hermitage ] = 28 Half Hands [at East Hermitage ] = 11 or = 5½ Total Prime hands [at East Hermitage ] = 33½ At Gowrie, Prime, equal 26½ The lowest Calculation, Total P = 60 and Total Negroes, on both places = 111

Born since last April Amey's Brister & gave blanket. Died January 30th 1855

List of Negroes at Gowrie AND Hermitage, This 22d April 1855

			Age
	Ralph	Driver	23
	Clarinda	& Child (Lucy) 2 months	21
	Celim		40
	Bella		27
	Linda		22
	Judy	runaway with Julia, one month	28
	Clary		14
	Stephney		40
	Rhina		31
	Betty	(Brister)	33
	Clarinda	(Mudder Pussy)	56
	Pompy		23
	Sarey	& Child (Edward) 2 Yrs.	22
	Simon		18
	William		28
	Cotta		22
	Martha		17
	Clary	(Plantation Cook)	54
	Hector		26
	Phillis		30
	Tilla		17
	Jackson		9
	Deborah		10
	Jimmy	(Engineer, Fireman)	35
	Dinah		34
	Bess		24
	Die	House	34
	Joe		12
	Rose		10
	Lazarus		5
	Martha	& Mary 1 Yr. (Twins)	1
	Mingo		35
Little	Phillis		20
	Ishmel		35
	Phillis	(Nurse)	56
	Isaac		18

N.B. The ages of these Negroes are from the Old Book & have been followed out with the greatest care.

Gave out Summer Clothes this Sunday April 22d 1855. Gave Blanket to Clarinda 's Lucy.

Gave out Winter Clothes this Sunday November 25th 1855, with Papa.

List of Negroes AT GOWRIE, And Hermitage this 30th April 1856

Ralph	Driver 2d
Clarinda
Celim
Bella
Linda
William
Cotta
Martha
Pompey
Sarey
Edward
Clarinda	(Mudder Pussy) Old
Simon
Deborah
Tilla
Jackson
Die
Joe
Rose
Martha
Jimmy	(2d Engineer, Fireman)
Dinah	pneumonia Jany 12th 1857
Sam
Bess
Hector
Betty
Stephney
Hannah	(Old Minding Children)
Ishmel
Betty	(Plantation Nurse)
Isaac

Gave out Summer Clothes this Sunday April 27th 1856

The past Winter has been very cold but very healthy, & we have only lost one Old Man, and he from Asthma.

Gave out Winter Clothes this Sunday December 7th 1856.

Born since last April Judy's _ Sarey Ann. _ Blanket Joaney 's_ How-qua. _ do

The past Summer, very healthy on Savannah River.

List of Negroes AT GOWRIE, And Hermitage this 30th April 1857

	Ralph	Driver	B
	Clarinda	& Maria	B
	Will	(Prime) 28 Yrs.	B
&	Rhina
	Stephney
	Nanny	(Prime) 28 "	B
	Abraham	11 "	B
	August	8 "	B
	Parker	(Prime) 18 "	B
	Die	Joe , Rose, Martha
	Harriet	(Prime) 21 "	B
	Celim		B
	Bella		B
	Quash	&	B
	Linda		B
	Clary	(Plantation Cook)	B
	William		B
P	Cotta	& Cuffy	B
½	Martha		B
[P]	Pompey		B
	Sarey	& Jane	B
¼	Simon	(In house Cook)	B
	(Deborah)		B
	Jackson		B
½	(Die)		B
	(Joe )	s	B
	(Rose )	x	B
	(Martha )	x Pine Land	B
P	Jimmy	(Second Engineer, Fireman	B
P	Tilla		B
P	Sam	died of pneumonia March 1858	B
P	Bess		B
P	Hector		B
P	Betty	(Brister)	B
	Fortune	(Head Bird Minder with Gun) Prime 20 Yrs
P	Sophy	(Prime) 44 Yrs.	B
P	(Quash)	(Prime) 40 "	B
¾	Ann	¾ Hand 22 "	B
P	Charles	(Prime) 45 " Lucas	B
P	Patty	(Prime, at times, ailing 43 "	B

	Venus	11 Yrs.	B
P	Isaac		B
P	Katrina	(Prime, 19 "	B
P	July	(Prime, 19 "	B
P	Kate	(Prime, 18 "	B
	Andrew	7 Yrs.	B
	Eve	(Old) Quite Old, cost nothing.	B
	Miley	(Prime, 21 Yrs.)	B
P	Stephney		B
P	Ishmael		B
	Betty	(Nurse) & Deborah	B

Camp Guardians

B	Daniel	(Old) New Comer, cost nothing.
	Hannah	(do) B

N.B. Nineteen New Negroes bought this January 13th 1857, costing $11850, Being at an average $623.70 for each. Ages on this List

Number Negroes at Gowrie	48
do Negroes at East Hermitage	47
Number Negroes at Camp	2
Total this May 3d 1857	97

Prime Hands 54¾

Gave out Summer Clothes this Sunday May 3d 1857

Gave out Winter Clothes this Sunday December 13th 1857. And every Man, Woman, & Child, has received a blanket, with new born Infants, One Hundred in number.