Maria, A Free Woman of Color - Letter from G. Feany, administrator, to the court, which includes a complaint about the difficulty of settling the estate of Maria, a free woman of color

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Files

Description

Letter from administrator complaining about the difficulty of settling the estate of Maria, a free woman of color

Approximate Creation Date

1825-02-19

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

Letter; 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_8

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.

Recommended Citation

Letter from G. Feany, administrator, to the court, Maria a Free Woman of Color Probate FIle, Box 29, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org