Edgewood Plantation was a small

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of 1840

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s (7½ km²) located in northern Leon County,

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, USA owned by Dr. William Bradford.

Location

Edgewood Plantation was located in the general area of Bradfordville near Thomas Anderson Bradford's

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, and Edward Bradford's

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, and Richard H. Bradford's

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Plantation specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Edgewood Plantation had the following: * Improved Land: unknown * Unimproved Land: unknown * Cash value of plantation: unknown * Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $75 * Cash value of farm animals: $870 * Number of slaves: N/A * Bushels of corn: N/A * Bales of cotton: N/A

The owner

William Bradford was born in 1829 in

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and became the doctor for the slaves at

References

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*Paisley, Clifton; ''From Cotton To Quail'', University of Florida Press, c1968. Plantations in Leon County, Florida Cotton plantations in Florida {{Florida-plantation-stub