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Hampton Plantation Account Book, 1868

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After the Civil War, some slaves worked for their former owners as wage laborers. Page 69 of the Hampton Plantation (South Carolina) Account Book records monthly wages paid to March, Mary, Milly, and Taller, a family of former slaves, for services rendered between February and August 1866.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Hampton Plantation Account Book, 1866-1868," 1868

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After the Civil War, some slaves worked for their former owners as wage laborers. Page 69 of the Hampton Plantation (South Carolina) Account Book records monthly wages paid to March, Mary, Milly and Taller, a family of former slaves, for services rendered between February and August 1866. 

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  • Identify the type of document this is, and summarize it based on its structure and the information it contains.
  • What evidence from the source suggests these workers were former slaves?
  • What questions arise based on the information provided in this source?
  • How might this source be used to explain the extent to which former slaves were free after ratification of the 13th Amendment?

Citation Information 

"Hampton Plantation Account Book, 1866-1868," 1868. Courtesy of Library of Congress