Mossview Plantation
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Mossview Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of 2204 acres (9 km2) located in Leon County, Florida, USA established by Amos Whitehead.
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[edit] Location
Mossview Plantation was located in north central Leon County on the southeast shore of Lake Jackson and just north of Live Oak Plantation
[edit] Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Mossview Plantation had the following:
- Improved Land: 1200 acres (5 km2)
- Unimproved Land: 1200 acres (5 km2)
- Cash value of plantation: $20,000
- Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $800
- Cash value of farm animals: $3600
- Number of slaves: 58
- Bushels of corn: 2000
- Bales of cotton: 80
[edit] The Owner
Amos Whitehead was from Burke County, Georgia. On June 18, 1858 he married Miss Margaret M. Bradford, daughter of Dr. Edward Bradford of Pine Hill Plantation at Pine Hill. The Rev. Dr. Nash officiated.
[edit] References
- Rootsweb Plantations
- Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
- Rootsweb - Amos Whitehead
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