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Subject:	Re: Definition of planter
From:	Don Zochert <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:48:38 -0600
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Harold Gill wrote:
> In 18th century Virginia it was generally understood that plantations 
> produced a staple crop such as tobacco while farms
> produced provisions such as corn, wheat, and other grains...This 
> distinction seems to have been normal definition in 18th century 
> Virginia.

For what it's worth, the term was used in 1817 in eastern Ohio with no 
suggestion of slavery or tobacco. On 26 November 1817, Robert Webb 
offered his "plantation" for sale in Muskingum County, several miles 
south of Zanesville. The property consisted of 166 acres, 40 acres 
cleared and "well  fenced," 5 acres in timothy meadow, with a spring, 
"good hewed Log House," and double barn.

Donald Zochert

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