Payroll of Laborers Employed at West Oak plantation, Iberville Parish, La., October 17, 1867

Payroll of Laborers Employed at West Oak plantation, Iberville Parish, La., October 17, 1867

Freedmen--Wages; Emancipation; Louisiana

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.

National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Georgetown Slavery Archive

1867-10-17

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. 

GSA75: Mrs. Emily Woolfolk contract with employees at West Oak, April 12, 1864
GSA76: Agreement with Freedmen, West Oak plantation, April 3, 1865

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Payroll

GSA77

Payroll of Laborers Employed,
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
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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