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Cotton growing -- Arkansas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lakeport Plantation Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1299
Scope and Content Note

Chicot County, Arkansas, cotton plantation, founded by Joel Johnson in 1831. Ledger containing individual and commercial account information for those transacting business with Lakeport. The ledger was rebound from its original form, and information laying within the gutter of any individual page break may not be legible. This film is the best copy available.

Dates: 1917-1927

Lakeport Plantation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1209
Scope and Content Note

Chicot County, Arkansas, enslaved labor plantation that grew cotton, founded by Joel Johnson in 1831. Primarily cotton books, ledgers, and some laid-in correspondence pertaining to the operation of Lakeport Plantation under the direction of Dr. Victor M. Johnson, Joel's grandson. Arranged chronologically within topically labeled folders.

Dates: 1833-1929