OCLWHi0706 Finding aid for the A. F. Smith Plantation Records Finding aid prepared by Margaret Burzynski-Bays Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
2014 Finding aid encoded by Margaret Burzynski-Bays using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2012 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using the Western Reserve Historical Society processing manual Overview of the Collection Western Reserve Historical Society Smith, A. F. A. F. Smith Plantation Records 0.20 linear feet (1 container) A. F. Smith was the owner of a plantation in Princeton, Mississippi. The collection consists of an inventory of stock and implements, daily record of events, and records of births and deaths of slaves on the plantation. MS 0489 The records are in English closed stacks1851-1852 Scope and Content

The A. F. Smith Plantation Records, 1851-1852, consist of an inventory of stock and implements, daily record of events, and records of births and deaths of slaves on the plantation.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the lives of slaves on the A. F. Smith Plantation in Princeton, Mississippi during the early 1850s. Those studying the history of slavery and slavery conditions in America in general, and in the State of Mississippi specifically, during the antebellum period will find this collection useful. African American genealogists will find the birth and death records particularly useful, as will those studying the family lives and work activities of slaves on Southern plantations before the American Civil War.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 489 A. F. Smith Plantation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. H. C. Coates.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:Smith, A.F.Plantation life -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.Slave records -- Mississippi -- Princeton.Cotton growing -- Mississippi -- History -- 19 century -- Sources.Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources.Princeton (Miss.) -- History -- Sources.Afro-Americans -- History -- To 1863.