342 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



Brought forward $6,791 48 



To this add interest at 7 per cent on valuation : 



$63,000 for land 4,410 00 



$88,900 for slaves _ 6,228 00 



$3,720 for mules, &c 260 00 



$2,000 for cattle 140 00 



$1,000 for hogs .._ _ 70 00 



Total $17,394 48 



Sales of produce of the plantation : 



331,136 pounds cotton at 7c $23,179 52 



13,500 pounds bacon at 5c _ 675 00 



Beef and butter 500 00 



100 bushels of corn 50 00 



1,000 bushels of corn meal 500 00 



80 cords of tan bark at $6 _ 480 00 



Blacksmith work 100 00 



Mutton and wool 125 00 



Total $25,509 52 



This gives a profit of $7,615.04. 



Col. Williams owns 10,000 acres of land, but only estimates in 

 the above calculation what belongs to the cotton plantation. 

 The following are the estimated values : 



4,200 acres of land at $15 $63,000 00 



254 slaves at $350 89,900 00 



60 mules and mares, and 1 jack and 1 stallion, at $60 3,720 00 



200 cattle _ 2,000 00 



500 hogs -- 1,000 00 



23 carts and 6 wagons _ 520 00 



Plows — 60 bull-tongue, 60 shaving, 25 turning, 15 



drill-plows, and 15 harrows 262 00 



All other tools.. 1,000 00 



Total $161,402 00 



Annual bill of clothing per head : 

 12 yards of cotton cloth at 6| cents, for 3 shirts and 1 pair of 



pants $0 75 



6 yards winter cloth at 40 cents 2 40 



1 pair shoes, and repairing 1 00 



