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September 4, 2026: Summer Americana - Day Four

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Lot 3205

IMPORTANT LOUISIANA ANTEBELLUM, CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANTATION JOURNALS AND LOG BOOKS, LOT OF 13

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Starting Bid
$400

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

IMPORTANT LOUISIANA ANTEBELLUM, CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANTATION JOURNALS AND LOG BOOKS, LOT OF 13, for the years 1858-1860, 1862, 1866-1868, 1874, 1877 (2), 1880, 1881/82, and 1885. Recorded in Creole/Louisiana French and phonetic English by Jesph Pierre Martial de St. Germain (1802-1885) and his son Esteve (1829-1904) of St. Bernard Parish. They were managing/running several plantations, including work for Stephen Richard Proctor (1816-1882), likely at Florizone Plantation, the largest sugar plantation in St. Bernard Paris. Another journal records working for the Battlefield Plantation. The journals and books contain extensive daily records, accounts, inventories, and logs, including details of the planting and harvesting of sugar cane, the gathering of wood for the sugar mill, the reaping of paille, the shipment of 'boucants' of molasses, the detailed planting and harvesting of 200 stalks of artichokes and various other produce, etc. They list the enslaved by first name and their specific work performed, along with their births, deaths, and injuries during the cane harvest. Personal records include the 1874 birth of their daughter Marie Anne and her death on October 10, 1878, during the infamous 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic. 7 1/4" x 4 1/2" OA.
Catalog Note: These journals offer rare insight into the transition of Louisiana plantations from an enslaved labor system to Reconstruction labor contracts and wage accounting. Many of the names of the enslaved workers also appear in post-Civil War labor accounts. The detailed recording of daily work on a sugar plantation, such as a crew of 28 men digging ditches followed by women clearing the debris, is another important aspect of these journals. 

Condition

Fair to very good condition; most appear complete, some with edge losses, loose pages, and wear to the bindings. 

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