Some tidbits re Mr. Nicol: The Southern Planter (vol. 14, 1854), p. 29,
reported that they had received " 'the Southern Farmer, a weekly journal
devoted to agriculture and kindred subjects, edited by Thomas S. Pleasants
and Andrew Nicol...." The July 1855 issue (Vol XI) of The American Farmer
(p22) [Google Books] reported, under "Model and Experimental Farm," that
Mr. Bruce, "President of the N. Carolina and Va. Union Society, at
Petersburg, Va." reported that $18,355 had been "subscribed for the
purchase of the farm of this society, and a farm of 102 acres has been
purchased near Petersburg...and is now in successful operation, under the
charge of Mr. Andrew Nicol.... Tasty and appropriate buildings are being
erected...."
On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 6:40 PM Pat Archer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are there earlier copies of The Southern Planter? The former editor was my
> ancestor Andrew Nicol who lived in Petersburg and I believe started the
> Southern Planter. He was from Perth, Scotland. He started a model farm
> and, I believe, this publication. I would like to have a copy for my
> records. He died in 1854.
> Pat Archer
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 4:49 PM Wilson, Donald L <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, and in the May 1855 issue of "The Southern Planter"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/17669/southernplanterd155sout.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
> > it says
> >
> >
> >
> > “[Green corn] is left there [standing in shocks in the field] to wilt
> for
> > three or four days, then taken up, if free from rain-water, and laid on a
> > top stack, or as we term it, fodder house, with both ends open. ..”
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Wilson
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <
> > [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Brooks, Vincent
> > Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 4:30 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: What does it mean?
> >
> >
> >
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> > No, the word was not misread or miswritten.
> >
> >
> >
> > According to The Farmer. Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, the
> > Mechanic Arts and Household Economy. Elliott & Shields, Published by
> > Richmond, VA.
> >
> > Volume I: Nos. 1-12 (January- December 1866), a "top stack" refers to a
> > building used to store silage for farm animals. It is also known as a
> > fodder house, which would have been a valuable farm commodity.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Vincent T. Brooks*
> >
> > Senior Local Records Archivist
> >
> > Library of Virginia
> >
> > 800 East Broad St.
> >
> > Richmond, VA 23219
> >
> > 804-692-3525
> >
> > Fax 804-692-2277
> >
> > *The Uncommonwealth* <https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/>
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 4:25 PM Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
> > [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > This sounds VERY plausible - how clear is the handwritten text?
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 4:17 PM Wilson, Donald L <[log in to unmask]
> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I suspect the word "top stack" is misread or miswritten. Haystack
> > seems
> >
> > > > a logical word in context.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian The Ruth E. Lloyd Information
> >
> > > > Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) Prince William Public
> >
> > > > Libraries Central Communiity Library
> >
> > > > 8601 Mathis Avenue
> >
> > > > Manassas, VA 20110
> >
> > > > 703-792-8380
> >
> > > > www.pwcgov.org/library/RELIC<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/RELIC>
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > > > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <
> >
> > > > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> On
> > Behalf Of Brooks, Vincent
> >
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 2:54 PM
> >
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > > > Subject: What does it mean?
> >
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> >
> > > > In an 1811 court document, there is reference to an enslaved man
> >
> > > > being jailed for "burning a top stack." Does anyone have any idea
> >
> > > > what "top stack" might mean in this context?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > I was thinking it might be an agricultural reference (like in
> >
> > > > haystack), but can find nothing conclusive.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Thanks,
> >
> > > > Vince
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > *Vincent T. Brooks*
> >
> > > > Senior Local Records Archivist
> >
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> >
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> >
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