Slave badges and the slave-hire system in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865
"This work documents how the slave-hire system in Charleston came about, how it worked, who was in charge of it, and who enforced the laws regarding slave badges. Numerous badge makers are identified, and photographs of badges, with commentary on what the data stamped on them mean, are included." "The authors located income and expense statements for Charleston from 1783 to 1865, and deduced how many slaves were hired out in the city every year from 1800 on. The work also discusses forgeries of slave badges, now quite common."--BOOK JACKET
History
vi, 194 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
9780786417292, 9780786440900, 0786417293, 0786440902
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: THE BADGE LAWS: A SUMMARY, 1670–1866 1. 1670–1822: Laws of the Colony and the Early Republic 2. 1823–1866: Laws of the Antebellum and Civil War Period Between pages 66 and 67 are eight pages of plates depicting 39 slave badgesPART TWO: THE SYSTEM: ANNUAL RECAPITULATIONS OF INCOME AND EXPENSES AND A GUIDE TO THE BADGES3. 1800–1810 4. 1811–1820 5. 1821–1830 6. 1831–1840 7. 1841–1850 8. 1851–1860 9. 1861–1865 Afterword: A Note on Counterfeits Appendix 1: A Note on the Mathematical Formula Appendix 2: A Note on Sources Chapter Notes Bibliography Index