BAYSIDE PLANTATION RECORDS, #53, 1846-1852;
1860-1866
Daily record of the activities at Bayside, a large plantation on Bayou Teche (near New
Iberia) Louisiana, and at an unnamed plantation on Bayou Millet, near Opelousas, Louisiana.
The record was kept by a proprietor, Francis DuBose Richardson, by members of his family, and
by overseers, and discusses the management of slaves and free labor. Entries also note
illnesses among slaves (1842-1852) and give an
assessment of personal property that includes slaves (1846).
Microfilm available.