Massenburg, N. B. daybook. 1852-1861. (MS 374)
N. B. Massenburg, a North Carolina planter, kept this daybook covering the years 1852-1861. The daily entries deal primarily with agricultural and weather conditions, and progress reports. Sales of land, equipment and slaves, along with prices, are recorded. A list of slaves and their ages is at the end of the book.
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Guide to the Nicholas Bryar Massenburg daybook, 1852-1861
Biographical NoteNicholas Bryar Massenburg, planter of Franklin County, N.C., owned Woodleaf and Egypt plantations. Massenburg married Lucy Henry Davis in December 1831 and they had nine children who lived to maturity, among them, Lucy Cargill Massenburg. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe Massenburg daybook covers the years 1852-1861. The daily entries deal primarily with agricultural and weather conditions, and progress reports. Social and personal activities are also noted (marriages, deaths, illnesses, meetings, church sermons, etc.). Sales of land, equipment, and slaves are sometimes noted, as well as prices. There are numerous monthly summaries, and a yearly list of all slaves and overseers at Massenburg’s farms at Woodleaf (bought in 1830) and Egypt. A list of slaves and their ages is at the end of the book. Notations from February 2, 1855 through April 17, 1855 were made by another person as Massenburg was ill with pneumonia. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish materials from this item must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjectsPlantation life - United States - North Carolina.
Slavery - United States - North Carolina.
FormatDaybooks
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationNicholas Bryar Massenburg daybook, 1852-1861, MS 374, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationGift of Miss Elizabeth Morford, 1983. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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