Enslavement and Sharecropping in Florida

The personal papers of Dr. Edward Bradford, enslaver, general merchant, and plantation owner. His business records and personal correspondence document enslaved people whom he bought and leased.

The personal and business papers of Dr. Flavius Augustus Byrd, enslaver, surgeon, and plantation owner in the Tallahassee locale. His business papers document the enslaved people he bought and sold. His personal papers contain manuscripts reflecting his views on perceived racial difference.

The personal correspondence of Hardy Bryan Croom documents the enslaved people he forcibly moved from North Carolina to Florida in the process of establishing Goodwood Plantation.

The personal and business papers of the Hollingsworth Family, enslavers and owners of the Mount Vernon (later Pickney Hills) Plantation in Jefferson County, Florida. Their personal papers contain wills "releasing" Fanny, Vilet, and Rachel, three enslaved women, bequeathing other enslaved people to their children, and inventories of enslaved people they owned.

This estate division documents the 47 enslaved people whom the Shaw estate divided into three groups for inheritance.

The personal papers of Susan Bradford Eppes, the daughter of Dr. Edward Bradford. Her papers document the Pine Hills Plantation in Tallahassee and her personal writings reflect the Lost Cause of the Confederacy narrative.

The personal and business records of Thomas H. Bond and the estate of Thomas H. Lloyd of Jefferson County, Florida. The correspondence and financial ledgers document sharecropping and the exchange of cotton for rent on land.

The personal and business records of Tallahassee enslavers and plantation owners John S. and Susan Winthrop. Their financial records include inventories of enslaved people, sharecropping contracts, and agricultural accounts.