EVERARD GREEN BAKER DIARIES, #41-z, 1848-1876
Personal diaries and plantation journal of Baker of Jefferson, Panola, and Hinds Counties,
Mississippi, containing references to farming, household matters, philosophical ideas,
recipes, and rules for plantation living. Diaries record events in the lives of Baker's
slaves, including illnesses, holidays, and an attack on an overseer (26 May 1854). In 1865, Baker writes about emancipation and
his efforts to hire free blacks as plantation workers, and mentions his attendance at a
"Negro preaching and ordination" in 1867. Microfilm available.
