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Bill of Appraisement of the personal Estate of James Ricks late of Calhoun County Deceased
State of Arkansas
County of Calhoun ect.
We William Word, James Dickinson and W.B. Simmons Jennison Ware [inserted] do Each of us solemly
swear that we are Not interested Nor of kin to any person interested in the Estate of James Ricks as heir or
Legatee, and that we will according to the best of our abilities View and appraise the Slaves and other
personal property to us produced
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 17th day of January AD 1860
So help us God
William Wood
James Dickinson
Jennison Ware Appraisers [written sideways in right margin]
Edward T. Harris J.P.
[in 3 columns Description $ cts] One Bay Mare 125.00
One sorrell filly 70.00
One Bay Mule 150.00
Do [Bay Mule] 75.00
Do [Bay Mule] 125.00
Do Brown [Mule] 80.00
Do 50 head Hogs 75.00
3 yoke oxen 120.00
4 cows & 2 calves 45.00
2 year olds 12.00
1 Buggy & Harness 15.00
1 Waggon 40.00
1 Waggon Bed 5.00
1 set Blacksmith Tools 30.00
1 grind stone 2.50
6 [?] 18.00
[page 2 glued to bottom of page 1]
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[in 3 columns Description $ cts]
One Lot of plows Stocks & Tools 20.00
5 set plow gear 10.00
1 cross cut saw 5.00
1 Hand saw 3 axes 3 augurs one broad ax 5.00
10 Thousand lbs seed cotton 250.00
2 Thousand lbs Lint cotton 180.00
27 Bales cotton 1080.00
19 head Sheep 38.00
8 weeding hoes 6.00
2 spades & 2 shovels 2.50
1 1 Negro Boy Henry 800.00
2 [1 Negro Boy] Crawford 1400.00
3 [1 Negro Boy] John 1400.00
4 [1 Negro Boy] Allen 150.00
5 one negro girl piety 750.00
6-7 [one negro girl] Lucy & child 1400.00
8 1 girl [?] 400.00
9 1 Boy Charly 800.00
10 [1 Boy] Green 500.00
11 [1 Boy] Jacob 350.00
12 Girl Silvy 600.00
14 [Girl] Cloa & Child 1000.00
[Total]12195.00
Appraisers William Wood
James Dickinson
Jennison Ware
�Appraisement of the Estate of James Ricks Decd
Filed this January the 21st AD 1860 J.H. Means, clk
Probate Record book A. Page 490 & 491
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Civil War and Slavery Collection
Subject
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Slavery--United States
African Americans
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Description
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A selection of correspondence, diaries, official documents, photographs related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery, collected by Harvey E. Lemmen. The collection includes a selection of documents from ten states related to the ownership of slaves and abolition, correspondence and documents of soldiers who fought in the war and from family members and officials, diaries and letters of individuals, and a collection of mailing envelopes decorated with patriotic imagery.
Creator
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Lemmen, Harvey E.
Source
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472">Civil War and Slavery Collection (RHC-45)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/470">John Bennitt Diaries and Correspondence (RHC-43)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/471">Nathan Sargent Papers (RHC-44)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/478">Theodore Peticolas Diary (RHC-51)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/476">Civil War Patriotic Envelopes Collection (RHC-51)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/479">Whitely Read Diary (RHC-52)</a>
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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1804-1897
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eng
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1804-1897
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RHC-45_CWS000006
Title
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Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860
Date
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1860-01-21
Subject
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African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Court records
Slaves
Slaveholders
Ricks, James
Means, J. H.
Word, William
Dickinson, James
Ware, Jennison
Harris, Edward T.
Arkansas
Calhoun County (Ark.)
Description
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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.
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Language
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eng
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>
Source
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Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472