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Description

Receipt for charges for renting a house and laundry performed after death, for Maria, Black woman belonging to Mr. Scruggs, deceased

Approximate Creation Date

Circa 1822

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

Receipt; slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; Maria a Free Woman of Color

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

Maria a Free Woman of Color Estate File, Box 29, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box29_MariaFreeWomanofColor_18220422_7

Source

Maria a Free Woman of Color Estate File, Box 29, 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.

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org

Maria, A Free Woman of Color - Receipt for charges for renting a house and laundry performed after death, for Maria, Black woman belonging to Mr. Scruggs, deceased

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