The managers of the plantation drew up lists on a regular basis to audit or value the estate, including the enslaved workforce, the mules and cattle. This 'List of negroes belonging to the Spring Plantation, 1 January 1782' lists all the enslaved men, women and children owned by the Smyth family of Ashton Court. A few have kept their African name - eg - but most were given Classical or English names by their owners - eg - .