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Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839
Special mortgage taken by Francis (Francois) Duplessis (b. 1786 in New Orleans) on twenty two slaves. This mortgage, held by the Union Bank of Louisiana, replaces a previous mortgage on thirty one slaves.
Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806
Letter to James Anderson, manager of the White House Plantation from George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, from Mt. Washington. The letter concerns the management of the properties, sale of livestock, and…
Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836
Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860
Appraisal of the personal estate of James Ricks filed in Probate Court in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Property listed includes 14 slaves, livestock, farm equipment, and tools.
Invoice for freight of B. Roach on the steamer S. S. Prentiss, ca. 1858
Invoice for the transport of freight belonging to B. Roach on the steamboat S. S. Prentiss. Freight to be shipped down the Yazoo River includes slaves, tools, and general supplies.
Appraisal of the estate of William B. Stover, 1850
Appraisal of the estate of William Bradford Stover (b. 24 June 1782 in S. C., d. 11 Nov. 1850 in Wilcox, Co., Alabama). Inventory of property includes 41 slaves, livestock, equipment, tools, furnishings, and other effects.
Inventory of slaves on the Jeffries Plantation, ca. 1851
Inventory of property possibly drawn up as part of the settlement of the estate related to the Jeffries Plantation. Inventory lists eighty slaves by first name arranged by families. Information regarding their ages, years of birth or death, and in…
Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.