Walnut Hill Plantation
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Walnut Hill Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 2120 acre (857.9 ha) located in northern Leon County
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida
Florida
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, USA owned by Thomas Anderson Bradford.

Location

Walnut Hill was located in the general area of Bradfordville
Bradfordville, Florida
Bradfordville is an unincorporated community in northern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is north of Tallahassee and south of the Florida/Georgia state line by at the intersection of US 319 and County Road 0342 . Elevation is 237 feet .- Geography :Bradfordville has rolling hills and...

 near William Bradford's Edgewood Plantation
Edgewood Plantation
Edgewood Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 1840 acres located in northern Leon County, Florida, USA owned by Dr. William Bradford.- Location :...

, and Edward Bradford's Pine Hill Plantation
Pine Hill Plantation
Pine Hill Plantation was a large cotton plantation of established between 1829 and 1832 in northern Leon County, Florida, United States touching the southeast arm of Lake Iamonia established by Dr...

, and Richard H. Bradford's Water Oak Plantation
Water Oak Plantation
Water Oak Plantation was a was a small cotton plantation of located in northern Leon County, Florida, USA established by Richard Bradford.- Location :Water Oak was located in the general area of Bradfordville.Adjacent plantations:...

.

Plantation specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Pine Hill Plantation had the following:
  • Improved Land: 1700 acre (688 ha)
  • Unimproved Land: 420 acre (170 ha)
  • Cash value of plantation: $
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    12,000
  • Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $600
  • Cash value of farm animals: $3700
  • Number of slaves: 65
  • Bushels of corn: 2500
  • Bales of cotton: 80

Owner

Thomas Anderson Bradford was born born February 13, 1790 in Enfield
Enfield, North Carolina
Enfield is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina founded in 1740 and it is a predominantly African American town. The population was 2,347 at the 2000 census.Enfield is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, North Carolina
North Carolina
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. Thomas had a daughter, Sallie G. Bradford born in 1835 and died in 1867.
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