Corey, David - Estate administration record for the estate of David Corey, deceased

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Contributor(s)

David Corey

Files

Description

Estate administration record for the estate of David Corey, deceased, which documents medical treatment for an unnamed enslaved child and clothing purchased by the estate for an unnamed enslaved boy.

Transcription

The Estate of David Cory To JH Read Dr 1825 Sept 18th To visiting negro child &? Lancing it’s neck? 8..00 1824 Cloathing for negro boy given? by contract with Mr PP Holmes Adm. 1 Blanket $2..50 1 Pair of shoes $1..50 2 pair Briches & 2 shirts $6.00 $10..00 18.00 1826 Jany Advanced to Mr John Erwin six dollars for the Estate of D Cory 6..00 $24..00 [illegible] to Probate 25 $24..25 The State of Mississippi County of Wilkinson Personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said county John H Reid who being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that the above account amounting to twenty-four dollars is just and true & that no part hereof has been paid Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of July 1836 JH Read Benjamin Eccles? JP (seal)

Approximate Creation Date

1836-07-17

Time Period

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; Estate Administration Record

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_l_1_u and HNF_Box7_CoreyDavid_03211823_l_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

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

Chancery Court of Adams County, "Corey, David - Estate administration record for the estate of David Corey, deceased" (2022). Historic Natchez Foundation. 54.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/lantern-hnf/54

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org