Brazoria County Plantations
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Authored primarily by James Smith, in his work with the Brazosport Archaeological Society, this collection reflects the summary of archival and archaeological reconnaissance work conducted by the BAS between 1980 and 2020. The documents in the collection summarize the results of a comprehensive study on the history of Antebellum plantations in Brazoria County, TX, as well as other related historical places and developments.
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Item Slaughter Houses(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2011) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Slaughter Houses, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural and commercial productivity and inventory and the current status of Slaughter Houses. The item contains maps, photographs, patent records and lists of deed records.Item Walnut Glen Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2015) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Walnut Glen Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Walnut Glen Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles, autobiographies, Texas handbook entries, letters, probate court records, maps, census data, photographs, and lists of deed records.Item Rowe Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2009) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Rowe Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Rowe Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, diary entries, photographs and lists of deed records.Item Waldeck Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2009) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Waldeck Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Waldeck Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles and advertisements, autobiographies, doctoral theses, letters, hand bills, cheques, maps, census data, photographs, Texas handbook entries, Texas state penitentiary reports, and lists of deed records.Item Tinsley Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2009) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Tinsley Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Tinsley Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles, maps, census data, photographs, doctoral dissertations, newspaper articles and lists of deed records.Item Spencer Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2009) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Spencer Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Spencer Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles, maps, diary entries, census data, court records, correspondence records, records of wills, Freedmen's Bureau records and lists of deed records.Item Terry and Gill Plantation (McFarland League)(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2015) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Terry-Gill Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, the current status of Terry-Gill Plantation, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, photographs, tax and court records, newspaper articles and lists of deed records.Item Westall Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2010) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Westall Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Westall Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles and advertisements, maps, census data, letters, drawings, vessel passenger lists, probate court records, diary entries, records of wills, doctoral dissertations, Confederate army records and lists of deed records.Item Waverly Place Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2015) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Waverly Place Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Waverly Place Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles, letters, probate and civil court records, maps, pensions records, census data, photographs, and lists of deed records.Item Peach Lake Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2012) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Peach Lake Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Peach Lake Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, newspaper articles, photographs, doctoral dissertations, diary entries, probate court records and lists of deed records.Item Orozimbo Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2014) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Orozimbo Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Orozimbo Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, photographs, tax and court records, newspaper articles, letters, diary entries and lists of deed records.Item Roberts-Jones Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2015) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Roberts-Jones Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Roberts-Jones Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, letters, newspaper advertisements, last wills and testaments, photographs, probate court records, minutes of the ayuntamiento and lists of deed records.Item Palo Alto Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2009) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Palo Alto Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Palo Alto Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, diary entries, tax records and lists of deed records.Item Milburn Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2011) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Milburn Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, the current status of Milburn Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, photographs, tax and court records, newspaper articles and advertisements, last wills and testaments, and lists of deed records.Item Masterson Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2016) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Masterson Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Masterson Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles, maps, census data, memoirs, photographs, Texas handbook records and lists of deed records.Item Osceola Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2017) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Osceola Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Osceola Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, photographs, tax and court records, newspaper obituaries, appraisers' reports, letters, last wills and testaments, and lists of deed records.Item Quarles Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2014) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Quarles Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Quarles Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, records of wills, tax records, photographs, probate court records, and lists of deed records.Item Oakland Plantation (Henry Munson-James P Caldwell)(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2014) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Oakland Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, biographical and genealogical information on owners, the current status of Oakland Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, photographs, tax and court records, newspaper articles, letters, last wills and testaments, and lists of deed records.Item Reterio Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2010) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Reterio Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Reterio Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, letters, memoirs, state archival records, sketches, doctoral dissertations, tax records, photographs, probate and civil court records, and lists of deed records.Item Champion Plantation(Brazosport Archaeological Society, 2016) Smith, JamesIn this overview of the history of Champion Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Champion Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, letters, records of wills, last wills and testaments, probate court records, and lists of deed records.
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