Historic Natchez Foundation
Contributor(s)
David Corey
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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
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African American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, United States History Commons