Historic Natchez Foundation
Contributor(s)
Leonard Claiborne
Files
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Description
Receipt for coffins, including one described as a "Negro coffin".
Transcription
Cl-? Adams administrator to late Len Claiborne Estate To [illegible] Tax? sum Dr? 1810 4 [illegible] To a Negro Coffin $7.00 “ a Cherry – “ for Claiborne 20.00 Mississippi Territory Adams County} Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid William Hox Sen? [illegible] being duly sworn deposes that the above account against the estate of the late Leonard Claiborne is just and true Sworn to and subscribed Dec 20th 1810 before me William Hox W.H. Beaumont – JP?
Approximate Creation Date
1810-12-20
Time Period
1810-1819
Subjects
Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Mississippi ; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources ; Slaveholders; Legal Documents
Keywords
slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; Jeremiah Corey; Legal instrument
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
Leonard Claiborne Estate File, Box 8, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi
Digital ID
HNF_Box8_ClaiborneLeonard_10301810_c_1_u
Source
Leonard Claiborne Estate File, Box 8, 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
Claim on the estate of Leonard Claiborne for good provided (coffins), Leonard Claiborne Probate File, Box 8, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation
Contact Information
hnf@natchez.org
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African American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, United States History Commons