Taylor’s business bought
cotton from slave plantations
in the Carolina Sea Islands
A snapshot of the plantations and associated
sites that supplied cotton to:
Taylor &
Shuttleworth
McConnel
& Kennedy
Both
South Carolina
Charleston
1
3
2
Seabrook
St Helena
Island
Atlantic Ocean
Hilton Head
Island
Carolina
Sea Islands
20 km
20 miles
1.
A letter to McConnel & Kennedy shows that plantation owner Thomas Aston Coffin sold cotton at 46 cents a bag on 15 February 1821.
2.
Plantation owner Barnwell sold 54 bags to Taylor & Shuttleworth on 12 August 1823
3.
The Seabrook plantation provided 23 bags of cotton to McConnel & Kennedy on 15 February 1825
Taylor’s business bought cotton from slave plantations
in the Carolina Sea Islands
A snapshot of the plantations and associated sites that supplied cotton to:
Taylor & Shuttleworth
McConnel & Kennedy
Both businesses
Plantation owner Barnwell sold
54 bags to Taylor & Shuttleworth
on 12 August 1823
Charleston
South Carolina
Seabrook
The Seabrook plantation
provided 23 bags of cotton
to McConnel & Kennedy
on 15 February 1825
St Helena
Island
A letter to McConnel & Kennedy
shows that plantation owner Thomas
Aston Coffin sold cotton at 46 cents
a bag on 15 February 1821
Hilton Head
Island
Atlantic Ocean
Carolina
Sea Islands
10 km
10 miles