Boyden, Augustus- A list of the personal property of Augustus Boyden, Deceased.

Creator

John Burney

Contributor(s)

Augustus Boyden

Files

Description

A list of the personal property, including enslaved persons, of Augustus Boyden, deceased.

Transcription

A list of the personal property of Augustus Boyden dec’d --- Viz Barbara . a Yellow female slave – 500 Julianne __ do do ditto – 475 Fanny __ Black do ditto – 430 Prudy __ Yellow do ditto – 400 Louisa __ Black do ditto – 225 Sam __ ditto Male ditto – 450 Also 1 Trunk containing sundry article of Clothing 20 1 Double Barrel Shot Gun 25 1 Brace pistol 15 1 Silver watch & gold Chain 80 1 Man’s Saddle 12 2025 I certify the above to be a correct and just list of the personal property of the Deceased August Boyden, as far as came to my knowledge and do hereby exhibit the same for appraisement as the law directs___ Given under my hand this 12 day of Jan. 1825 Moses H Boyden [vertical squiggly line] Administration   We the undersigned apprais? of the Personal Property of said. Bryden Certify that we ? appraised ? same as [2 illegible words] shown? as by the administrator ? best of knowledge. ? Natchez January 12 1825 ? Rowan ? Christopher Miller

Approximate Creation Date

1825/01/12

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; Augustus Boyden; 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

Augustus Boyden Estate File, Box 5, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box5_Boyden011825_b_1_u and HNF_Box5_Boyden011825_b_2_u

Source

Augustus Boyden Estate File, Box 5, 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

List of personal property, Augustus Boyden Probate File, Box 5, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org