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STATEMENT OF SALES GOWRIE PLANTATION SAVANNAH RIVER
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Louis Manigault Gowrie (Savannah River)
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I purchased my Savannah River Plantation
220 acres cleared 80 uncleared & a fine Rice Mill & 50 Negroes for $40000
viz the Negroes @ $300 each = $15000. The place $25000
I have now Planted & sold six crops In
| I made 200 Bbls | |
| 380 | |
| 294 | |
| 389 | |
| 404 | |
| 578 | |
| 2245 |
| During these years I made at my Mill by Toll | 70 |
| Also during these six years I made but did not sell Dirty Rice | 50 |
| 2365 |
| My crop this last year averages $4 pr 100 But I take $3 | 3 x 6 = | 18 |
| as a liberal average for the last six years | 18920 | |
| 23165 | ||
| 42570 |
| I estimate my Expense at $2000 pr an for 6 years | = | 12000 |
| Revinue during six years | Dollars | 30570 |
| My crop planted last year by 35 hands | ||
| on 193 Acres produced of Rice 578 Bbls average sale $4 x 6 | = | $13872 |
| Also 433½ Bushels Small Rice or 3 Pecks to each Barrel of whole Rice @ 2 pr Bush | 867 | |
| Also 200 Bushels of Peas planted on 16 acres | 200 | |
| and I sold Rice flour from my Mill for | 300 | |
| 15239 |
Cost of Negroes pr annum each grown hand
| 52 Pecks corn 13 bushes @ $1 | 13 |
| Winter & Summer cloth | 7 |
| shoes | 1 |
| $21 |