Advertisement for West Oak plantation, 1860
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Title
Advertisement for West Oak plantation, 1860
Subject
Louisiana--Plantations
Description
An advertisement for the sale of West Oak plantation, placed in the New Orleans Daily Picayune for December 7, 1860. Of note is that the property is described as including "14 new double negro cabins."
Creator
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Source
New Orleans Daily Picayune, December 7, 1860, "Classified Ad 6 -- no Title." The Daily Picayune (1840-1865), Dec 07, 1860, Proquest Civil War Newspapers, http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/507428636?accountid=11091 (accessed May 31, 2019).
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1860
Contributor
Adam Rothman
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Newspaper advertisement
Identifier
GSA364
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Text
Sugar Plantation for Sale.
The Plantation known as "West Oaks" situated on Bayou Maringouin, in the Parish of Iberville, about one mile from the Baton Rouge and Grosse Tete Railroad, containing 3500 acres of land. There are 750 acres in cultivation, of which 450 acres are in cane; there is a sufficiency of seed put down to plant 300 acres another year.
There is on the place a large new sugar house and new machinery, a good dwelling house, 14 new double negro cabins, an overseer's house, saw mill and 5000 barrels of corn.
This property is offered without the negroes, and liberal terms will be given. For information, apply to J.B. Woolfolk, on the plantation, or by letter to him addressed to Rosedale P.O. La.
The Plantation known as "West Oaks" situated on Bayou Maringouin, in the Parish of Iberville, about one mile from the Baton Rouge and Grosse Tete Railroad, containing 3500 acres of land. There are 750 acres in cultivation, of which 450 acres are in cane; there is a sufficiency of seed put down to plant 300 acres another year.
There is on the place a large new sugar house and new machinery, a good dwelling house, 14 new double negro cabins, an overseer's house, saw mill and 5000 barrels of corn.
This property is offered without the negroes, and liberal terms will be given. For information, apply to J.B. Woolfolk, on the plantation, or by letter to him addressed to Rosedale P.O. La.
Original Format
Newspaper advertisement
Files
Citation
Georgetown Slavery Archive, “Advertisement for West Oak plantation, 1860,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/418.