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LOUIS M. DESAUSSURE JOURNAL, #2251, 1835-1865
Plantation journal of DeSaussure, physician and planter of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Entries discuss slaves, diseases, weather conditions, and DeSaussure's war-time duties as a surgeon with the 8th and 4th South Carolina regiments. Included are slave lists which note births, deaths, and sales (1835-1856), and a list of slaves that notes familial relationships (1857). Microfilm available.
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