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Receipt for the hire of enslaved persons and the rent of land by the estate of David Corey, deceased

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No. 132 State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from D Cory Estate Ten dollars 65 cents, being the amount of his state and county Tax for the year 1831, viz: 386 acres of Land, 2 class 2 quality $1544 : Town Lots, value $ - : Sales of Merchandize $ - Carriages $ - : - Poll : 6 Slaves January 18th 1832 Robert Bradley Tax Collector. No. 241 State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from David Cory’s administrator _________ dollars _________ cents, being the amount of state and county Tax for the year 1830, viz: 161 & 285 acres of Land, 2 & 3 class 2 & 1 quality $ 2069 : Town Lots, value $ : Sales of Merchandize $ Carriages $ : Poll : 7 Slaves Literary Fund $.95/- : Poor House Tax $ 1.19 : $16.47 December 21st 1830 Robert Bradley Tax Collector. No. 153 State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from David Cory Estate Fourteen dollars 31 cents, being the amount of its quality $2069 : - Town Lots, value $ - : amount Merchandise $ - : - Carriages $ - : - Poll : - 7 Slaves – Poor Tax $ - December 23d 1829 Robert Bradley Tax Collector. State of Mississippi, Adams County.} Received of Mr. John Erwinn, Executor of the Estate of David Corey - - Eight dollars 47/100 cents, - amount of – state and county tax for the year 1825 for 265 acres of land, 3 class 1 quality; - town lots value $ - ; wheels, - - poll 4 slaves – $8.47/100 C John Hankinnon (?) Tax Collector. No. 11.3? State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from D. Corey Est Fourteen dollars 46 cents, being the amount of – State and County Tax for the year 1834, viz. 460 acres of Land, 2 class, quality $ 1840 : - Town Lot, value $ - : Sales of Merchandise $ - : Loaned Money $ - : - Carriage $ - : - Poll : 7 Slaves A Bingham, Tax Collector Courier & Journal Office, Natchez. Tax Receipt No. – State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from N H Lusc adm of D. Corey Est. Ten Dollars 66 cents, being the amount of State and County Tax for the year 1833, viz: 186 acres of Land, 2 class, 2d quality $ - : - Town Lot, value $ - : Sales of Merchandise $ - - Carriage $ - : - Poll : 6 Slave (Ommitted) H Bingham Tax Collector. Courier Office – Natchez. No. 143 State of Mississippi, Adams County. Received from D Cory Estate Ten Dollars 68 Cents, being the amount of State and County Tax for the year 1832, viz: _ 400 acres of Land, 2 class 2 quality $1600 : - Town Lots, value $ _ : Sales of Merchandise $ _ _ Carriages $ _ : - Poll : - 5 Slaves – Bridge Tax $ 1-06 ¾ : Poor House Tax $1 – 06 ¾ $12-81 January 22d 1833 Robert Bradley Tax Collector. No. 638? State of Mississippi~Adams County. Received from David Corey’s Estate By John Erwin Seven dollars 27 cents, being the amount of his state and county Tax for the year 1826, viz. 265 acres of Land, 2 class, 3 quality: - Town Lots, value $- : amount Merchandise $- : Wheels:- Poll : four Slaves :- Watch :- advertising 3 times $2-00 December 13th 1826 Robert Bradley Tax Collector. No. 196 State of Mississippi State University-Adams County. Received of David Corey Estate five dollars 73 cents, the amount of its state and county tax for the year 1827. 265 acres of Land, 2 class, 3 quality, value $530 :- Town Lots, value $- : sales of Merchandise $- : - Carriage value $- : - Poll : four Slaves, value$- Paid by John Erwin November 29th 1827 Robert Bradley Tax Collector.

Approximate Creation Date

circa 1826-1834

Time Period

1820-1829; 1830-1839

Subjects

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

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; David Corey; Receipt

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

David Corey Estate File, Box 7, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box7_CoreyDavid_03211823_j-r_1_u and HNF_Box7_CoreyDavid_03211823_j-r_2_u

Source

David Corey Estate File, Box 7, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Repository

Historic Natchez Foundation

Publisher

Historic Natchez Foundation

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

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Corey, David - Receipt for hiring enslaved persons and rent of land

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