Charleston, S.C., Dec. 1ST 1864. We Have Carefully Examined The Following Named Slaves, Furnished The Confederate States For Service On The Coast, And Estimate Their Value As Follows: . . [Appraisal Of Slave] Americana,Civil War,Law,South Carolina,Southern

Oblong printed broadside slip, 6-1/8" x 7-7/8," completed in ink manuscript. Very Good. R.B. Johnson, Agent of the State, and Thos. Nixson, on behalf of Confederate Authorities and Owners, appraise eight slaves belonging to John Zimmerman of Spartanburg. The State had impressed the slaves to work on coastal military fortifications for South Carolina and the Confederacy. Deemed property, the slaves were valued in order to compensate their owner in the event of their injury or death. Five slaves were appraised at $4000 each; Bob and Adam at $3000; and Joshua at $3200. The 1860 census discloses Zimmerman as the owner of 107 slaves. Zimmerman "at one time was the largest land owner of Spartanburg County. In addition to being a planter, Zimmerman owned the famed Glenn Springs Hotel, built the historic John C. Zimmerman House, and was a very successful textile manufacturer" [article on Zimmerman Plantation at web site South Carolina Plantations].