Bishop, Erastus R. , b. ca. 1828
Person
Biographical Note
In the 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Erastus R. Bishop is listed as a white male, age 22, living with several others, possible relatives, in Sussex County, Virginia.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Overseer's Journal
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-010
Abstract
This collection includes a journal of an unidentified overseer - possibly Erastus Bishop of Petersburg, Virginia - with names of enslaved people and amount of crops each person picked, including cotton, peas, corn. It also lists when and which enslaved person was sick each day, money obtained for a crop, home remedies for common illnesses, and the journey itinerary for a cargo ship.
Dates:
1853 - 1861