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A CAVALIER PLANTER IN BARBADOS. 27 
HENRY SWEETE and JOHN JOHNSON and witnessed by 
J. A. BEEKE and RoBERT RUMBOLDT. 
The “Survey” or Inventory of the plantation is an 
interesting document as shewing of what a plantation 
and its effe€ts consisted 240 years ago. Nearly one half 
the acreage was in standing wood, a great contrast to 
the condition of a Barbadian estate now-a-days when 
every available yard of land is under cultivation. For the 
care of the roo acres under tillage there were 21 Chris- 
tian’ servants with 3 men, six women, 2 boys and 2 girls 
who were slaves. The Stock consisted of 5 horses and 20 
beasts, 54 hogs and 3 goats, with turkeys, “dung hill 
fowls,” rabbits and ducks. 
There were Arms hung up in the hall * six Muskeitts 
and Bandeleires’” with 2 cases of pistols, but no swords 
are mentioned ; there is a drum, perhaps for sounding an 
“alarm,” a clock, 3 piétures and a Surgeon’s chest. 
The parlour was furnished with 6 small tables, 18 
joyned stooles (whatever they may have been,) 4 chairs 
and six low stools, a couch, 4 ‘‘ Bedstidds,”’ 6 pi€tures 
and a bible. 
The ‘‘ Kitchen” contained several useful articles and 
in the “Seller? were a table and 2 “Sylver tanckards.” 
The ‘Cooke room without doors” 7z.e., outside, had 
 keittles, pott and a skeillett.” The plant of the “ Boy- 
leinge House” was of a very primitive description and is 
set down as consisting of Coppers, a brass cooler, brass 
basons, skimmers, ladles, a still and worme from which 
we may suppose that “ kill devil” z.e. Rum was one of the 
produéts of the plantation, and an “ iron bound pipe for 
temper.” At that remote date the praétice of tempering 
the boiled cane juice with lime seems to have existed. 
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