Zenas Preston Papers
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Description
Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the steamboats on the Mississippi River. The diary includes details about levees and flooding in the parish, planting concerns, and details about the births, illnesses, and deaths of his slaves.
Publication Date
1-13-1850
Subjects
Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.; Levees--Maintenance and repair.; Diaries.; Steamboats--Mississippi River--History.; Cotton--1850-1860.
Keywords
CHARM
Geographic Location
Tensas Parish (La.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document: 305 p. ; 31 x 19 cm.
Format (digital)
Digital ID
Diary
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Preston (Zenas) Papers
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Rights
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Contact Information
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Recommended Citation
Preston (Zenas) Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University