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Arnold and John Nesbitt of London, England, received these six monthly reports for the Mount Nesbitt sugar plantation in Saint John Parish, Grenada, between October 1777 and March 1778. Each document is headed "Journal of the Proceedings on Mount Nesbitt Estate." The tabular reports include daily numerical data on the numbers of enslaved workers on the plantation and the types of work being performed, including watch and stock keepers, "Black tradesmen," domestics, and as part of great and small gangs. Days where no plantation work was undertaken were noted, such as on Sundays, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The tables also document numbers of enslaved people identified as "Sick & Lame," "Superannuated" or children; the deaths and births of the month identified by name; and the numbers who ran away. The reports also record numbers of livestock, weather, and provisions broached. General remarks include particulars of agricultural tasks, plantation maintenance, and other labor undertaken by the enslaved, work demanded of the sick, names of enslaved people who escaped and were recaptured, and notable events like the meal served on Christmas.

Arnold and John Nesbitt of London, England, received these six monthly reports for the Mount Nesbitt sugar plantation in Saint John Parish, Grenada, between October 1777 and March 1778. Each document is headed "Journal of the Proceedings on Mount Nesbitt Estate." The tabular reports include daily numerical data on the numbers of enslaved workers on the plantation and the types of work being performed, including watch and stock keepers, "Black tradesmen," domestics, and as part of great and small gangs. Days where no plantation work was undertaken were noted, such as on Sundays, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The tables also document numbers of enslaved people identified as "Sick & Lame," "Superannuated" or children; the deaths and births of the month identified by name; and the numbers who ran away. The reports also record numbers of livestock, weather, and provisions broached. General remarks include particulars of agricultural tasks, plantation maintenance, and other labor undertaken by the enslaved, work demanded of the sick, names of enslaved people who escaped and were recaptured, and notable events like the meal served on Christmas.