Payroll of Laborers Employed at West Oak plantation, Iberville Parish, La., October 17, 1867
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Title
Payroll of Laborers Employed at West Oak plantation, Iberville Parish, La., October 17, 1867
Subject
Freedmen--Wages; Emancipation; Louisiana
Description
This payroll from the Freedmen's Bureau records lists laborers at West Oak plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Many of the people listed in this document were sold to West Oak by the Maryland Jesuits in 1838 or were the children of people sold in 1838. West Oak had been owned by Jesse Batey at the time of the sale.
Creator
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1867-10-17
Contributor
Adam Rothman, Anjalee Kohli, Jake Sanford, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
The transcription and review of this document was part of the Georgetown Slavery Archive's 2nd Annual Crowd-Sourced transcription event in commemoration of Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive wishes to thank all the volunteers from this event.
The transcription and review of this document was part of the Georgetown Slavery Archive's 2nd Annual Crowd-Sourced transcription event in commemoration of Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive wishes to thank all the volunteers from this event.
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Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Payroll
Identifier
GSA77
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Text
Payroll of Laborers Employed,
By Missus Joe & Clark
On West Oaks Plantation
Parish of Iberville
Oct. 17” 1867 La.
Parish of___________
______________1867
I Certify upon honor, That the above pay roll is correct, and that I have this day settled with all the Laborers in my employ, and paid them in accordance [executor?] No. 29 from Lead [?????], Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, [illegible].
Approved ______________________________ Parish_________________________________ [J.A?] Osbourne___________________Planter
By Missus Joe & Clark
On West Oaks Plantation
Parish of Iberville
Oct. 17” 1867 La.
No | Names | Class | Time of Commencing Work | Date of Settlement | Time Worked Months | Wages per Month | Amt Earned | Amt Received | Amount Paid | We acknolwedge to have received of Capt. F.A. Osbournthe ? net opposite our issues respectivelySignature | Witness | Remarks | |||
Dollars | Cents | Dollars | Cents | Dollars | Cents | ||||||||||
1 | Lewis Merick | 7 | 12 | 64 | 13 | Lewis + his Morick | |||||||||
2 | Thomas Butler | 5 | 69 | 51 | 27 | Thomas Mark + Butler | |||||||||
3 | Washington Wilson | 9 | 26 | 83 | 39 | Washington Mark Wilson | |||||||||
4 | Frank Hawkins | 7 | 26 | 65 | 35 | Frank x his Mark Hawkins | |||||||||
5 | Mickey Walters | 8 | 19 | 73 | 79 | Moiley x Mark Watters | L.C. Hubbard Alfred M. Cesgood H.D.Clan K |
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6 | Jack Hawkins | 7 | 98 | 71 | 82 | Jack + his Hawkins | |||||||||
7 | Mary Butler | 3 | 88 | 34 | 95 | Mary x Mark her Butler | 60 per cent of the amount | ||||||||
8 | Callie [Lpurbock?] | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | Callis x hi Spurbock | of money due Freedman | ||||||||
9 | Sarah Butler | 5 | 02 | 45 | 26 | Sarah x Mark her Butler | for labor performed | ||||||||
10 | Elyn Butler | 2 | 52 | 22 | 70 | Eliza + Mark her Butler | during the year 1866 | ||||||||
11 | Crosby Scott | 1 | 98 | 17 | 83 | Comby x Mark his Scott | Is paid in the foregoing | ||||||||
12 | [Rnon Scott?] | 3 | 28 | 29 | 53 | Rasa x her Scott | roll. 10 per cent of which | ||||||||
13 | Dolphe Gray | 4 | 32 | 8 | 94 | Delphe Mother x Gray | was paid to attorney for | ||||||||
14 | James Brodden | 3 | 57 | 32 | 13 | James x his Mark Brodden | his fees in securing the | ||||||||
15 | Thomas Moinix | 1 | 33 | 13 | 70 | Thomas Marx his x Moinix | cotton money from | ||||||||
16 | Tempy Pontheton | 1 | 40 | 12 | 61 | Tompy Mark her x Pontheton | civil [amounts?] The $163.06 | ||||||||
17 | Richard Davis | 1 | 73 | 24 | 47 | Richard Mark his + Davis | In Columns of amount received | ||||||||
18 | George Harris | 16 | 25 | 146 | 27 | George her maid x Hayis | confers in the attys. fee plus the offering discrepancy in fraction. | ||||||||
19 | Lydia Johnson | 16 | 99 | 152 | 91 | Lydia M her x Johnson | The amount paid to Freedman | ||||||||
20 | Bazile Butler | 13 | 23 | 119 | 08 | Bazele Mark his + Butler | $1477.88 added a | ||||||||
21 | Aleck Scott | 10 | 75 | 96 | 79 | Aleck A x Scott | loss discrepancy infraction | ||||||||
22 | Polk Hill | 10 | 86 | 97 | 77 | Polk his x Hill | offers accounts account for the | ||||||||
23 | Bridget Butler | 10 | 33 | 93 | 00 | Bridget Mark her x Butler | full sum of $1641.94 | ||||||||
24 | Neily Hawkins | 8 | 89 | 80 | 09 | Beily Mark his x Hawkins | being the net proceeds of | ||||||||
sale of cotton. |
Parish of___________
______________1867
I Certify upon honor, That the above pay roll is correct, and that I have this day settled with all the Laborers in my employ, and paid them in accordance [executor?] No. 29 from Lead [?????], Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, [illegible].
Approved ______________________________ Parish_________________________________ [J.A?] Osbourne___________________Planter
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Payroll record
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Citation
National Archives, Washington, D.C., “Payroll of Laborers Employed at West Oak plantation, Iberville Parish, La., October 17, 1867,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 19, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/85.