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Description

Order to the Sherrif of Adams County to cite all persons interested in the sale of the estate of William Brooks, to come to court and explain why the enslaved persons should not be sold.

Approximate Creation Date

1837-12-14

Time Period

1837-12-14

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_9_s HNF_Box4_BrooksWilliamEstate_Oct31821_9b_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 - Summons in re: the matter of the sale of enslaved persons from the estate of William Brooks

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