Iris Springs&Oldfield
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OLDFIELD PLANTATION
- Located-Okatie, Beaufort County
- 1st owner-Governor Robert Johnson
- Most recent owner-Ti Oldfield development
TIMELINE
- 1752-the property was transferred to Gabriel Manigualt
- 1781-British troops were sent to burn the plantation because of a fervent speech
- 1971-Robin Carrier purchased the property
FACTS ABOUT OLDFIELD
- 1st owners got the land from the Lords Proprietors
- Major Wig served in the Revolutionary War and was held prisoner
- It is now used for weddings and golfing.
MORE FACTS
- Main crop-Indigo
- Yes, the public can visit, tour, and use the plantation.
FACTS ABOUT SLAVE LIFE
- Slaves weren't given beds
- Music and religion were sources of strength
- Females and children worked in houses
- Slaves couldn't obtain any musical instruments
- Slaves kept African traditions and customs
IRIS SPRINGS
- Main House, slave dwellings(9), barn, smoke house, ancillary(school), chapel, and blacksmith.
What it looks like
LAWS/RULES
- Slaves work from 6am-5pm
- Everyone must go to some type of religious practice on Sunday.
- Ask permission before leaving the plantation.
- Every other week, slaves rotate jobs
- Master's children must go to school Mon-Thurs (slaves until 15)
- Animals must be taken care of by 3pm
MORE RULES...
- 20 wagons of indigo must be shipped weekly
- Slaves can do whatever they want after 5pm (following rules)
- Slaves may sell 20% of crops for their own profit (split)
- Slaves must be in dwellings by 10pm
- Don't destroy property or litter!
- Slaves will be provided nice clothing
Photo by FGR1111
Consequences
- If slaves leave the plantation without permission, they gain 4 hours of work
- If slaves fail at work they don't eat dinner
- If number of wagons is not met, slaves will have to work a number of extra hours depending on age.
- If slaves are sick, they will make up 1/2 the hours they missed.
EVEN MORE SOURCES...
- suggsphotagraphy.com/tag/oldfield-plantation
- abolition.ezbn/slavery_69.html
- historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6809
Photo by Daniel Kulinski
