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Order for the inventory and appraisal of the estate of William Brooks, deceased, including the following enslaved persons: a man Nicholas aged 50, a woman Patience aged 40, a boy Henry aged 11, a girl Edy aged 7, a girl Mary aged 4, a boy Claiborne aged 3, a woman Leah aged 50, Moses aged 13. Jessee aged 11, Sally aged 7, Ned aged 2, Jack aged 40, Leah aged 21, William 4 months, Bob aged 39, Sam aged 55, Joe aged 48, Sylvester (age not given), Priscilla (age not given), and James and Wincey recorded as "very old of no value".

Approximate Creation Date

1821-10-27

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; William Brooks

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

Order for the inventory and appraisal of the estate of William Brooks, deceased, William Brooks Probate File, Box 4, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Digital ID

HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2a_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2b_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2c_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2d_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2e_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_2f_s

Source

William Brooks Probate File, Box 4, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

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

Brooks, William - Order for the inventory and appraisal of the estate of William Brooks, deceased

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