Title

Calvit, William - Inventory of property belonging to the estate of William Calvit deceased

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Contributor(s)

William Calvit

Files

Description

Includes enslaved men Princ [Prince], Sam, and Mat [Matt], and enslaved women Rachal [Rachel] and Alee

Transcription

Inventory of property belonging to the Estate of William Calvit deceased One tract of land on Sandy Creek Containing acres 800 two tracts on Prity? Creek, one contains acres 350 The other do 200 One negroe man named Prince One do do named Sam One do do named Mat One negroe womn named Alee One do girl named Rachel Two mares a black & a gray One Sorel mare Claimed by his daughter Zilpha? One done mare Claimed by his son Tascitis? Five Broke Oxen Fifty head of Cattle more or less Forty head of Cattle more or less Two feather beds One mattress Five Sheets Two bolsters? Sworn to in this Court F? May DC   Page 2 Four pillows Two log Chains Seven Blankets Two grubing hoes Three bedsteds Two iron wedges Two gallon Basons One drawing knife One Puter dish One hand saw One earthing Dish Three water pails For plats Three keelars? Five Coffee Cups One washing tub Six saupars One trunk Eight knives & forks One looking glass One pepper box One pr of shoes Nine table spoons One spinning wheel Twelve tea spoons Two pr of Cotton One sugar Case One pr of Cart wheel One large Table One hand mill Seven chairs Two pots One large kettle One skillet One tea kettle Two iron pot hooks Two iron pot racks One iron Shovel One dutch oven Two smoothing irons One pair of Plytards (?) Two large pillows Three axes The above inventory certified to be a just & true statement of the property real & personal, of the deceased William Calvit which has come into our possession 23d March 1799 Joseph Calvit administrator Anthony Calvit

Approximate Creation Date

1799-03-23

Time Period

1790-1799

Subjects

Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Mississippi ; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources ; Slaveholders; Legal Documents

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; William Calvit; Estate Inventory

Disciplines

African American Studies | Cultural History | United States History

Geographic Location

Adams County (Miss.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

William Calvit Estate File, Box 10, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box10_CalvitWilliam_06181800_d_1_u and HNF_Box10_CalvitWilliam_06181800_d_2_u

Source

William Calvit Estate File, Box 10, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Repository

Historic Natchez Foundation

Publisher

Historic Natchez Foundation

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

Copyright protected by Historic Natchez Foundation. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Recommended Citation

Estate inventory, 1799, William Calvit Probate File, Box 10, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org