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Description
Petition to sell the enslaved persons belonging to the estate of William Brooks, deceased, in order to pay the remaining debts of the estate.
Approximate Creation Date
circa 1827
Time Period
circa 1827
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
Estate of William Brooks, deceased, with David Lattimore and Samuel Ivey, executor, William Brooks Probate File, Box 4, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation
Digital ID
HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_4a_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_4b_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.
Recommended Citation
Estate of William Brooks, deceased, with David Lattimore and Samuel Ivey, executor, William Brooks Probate File, Box 4, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation
Contact Information
hnf@natchez.org
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