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ansactions, and social customs of the era. It documents the daily labor of enslaved Africans, the plantation’s operations, and Thistlewood’s own role as a manager and enforcer of the system. Understanding the Mindset and Morality of the Time Reading the diary challenges

ary, maintained by Thomas Thistlewood over nearly four decades, is a critical primary source for historians and scholars studying slavery, plantation life, and the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade