Historic Natchez Foundation

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James Carson

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Description

Record of estate administration, including hiring out of enslaved woman named Rachel for 10 months

Transcription

Dr John Worthy Guardian of John William & Sam and James Carson in a/c current with said minors Your accountant changes himself as follows to wit: T? amt due James on settlement March Term 1829 217 09 ¼ ,, amt due John, Wm, Sam do do 111? 91 ,, Interest on the above amts @ 8 percent 21 93 1/3 $350 93 1/3 Balance in Guardian hands $251 33 1/3 $310 43 1/3 Add hire of Rachel for 10 mos 20. 83 $337 26 1/3   Page 2 You accountant prays allowance as follows to this For amt paid Rowan Charles 1 9 30 ,, ,, ,, Offices of Orphans Court 2 16 00 ,, ,, ,, Judge of Probate 3 9. 00 Court [illegible] 330.93 ¼ at [illegible] Court? 35 09 To Balance their a/c 281 33 2/3 $350 93 1/3 Bal. this account 318 43 1/3 $ 350 93 1/3 State of Mississippi Adams County} Personally appeared in Open Court John Worthy Guardian of the persons and estates of James John William and Samuel Carson minors and made oath that the above and foregoing account of his Guardianship? is just and true as stated and further saith not Jany 29th 1830 A J McMurtry D.C. John Worthy 370 34 336 34 .6

Approximate Creation Date

circa 1824

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; John Carson; William Carson; Samuel Carson; James Carson; 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

James, John, William and Daniel Carson, Minors Estate File, Box 9, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box9_CarsonJamesJohnWilliamandSamuel(minors)_1826_d_1_u and HNF_Box9_CarsonJamesJohnWilliamandSamuel(minors)_1826_d_2_u

Source

James, John, William and Daniel Carson, Minors Estate File, Box 9, 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.

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org

Carson, James, John, William and Daniel - Estate administration record by Dr. John Worthy for John, William & Sam and James Carson

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