Corey, Richard - Appraisal and inventory of the estate of Richard Corey

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Contributor(s)

Richard Corey

Files

Description

Appraisal of the estate of Richard Corey, including enslaved men Harry, Randal, an enslaved boy Nat, and an enslaved girl named Silver.

Transcription

Agreeable to an order of Court _ the property of Richard Corey was appraised and the following prices affect $ Cts A Negro man named harry about thirty years of age valued at four hundred and seventy five Dollars 475 A Negro fellow named randal about twenty one years of age valued at four hundred and seventy five Dollars 475 A Negro boy Named Nat about fifteen years of age valued at three hundred and twenty five Dollars 325 A Negro girl named Silver about thirteen years of age _ valued at three hundred and twenty five Dollars 325 One gray horse about five years old twenty five Dollars 25 One Bay mare two years old last spring – valued at twenty Dollars 20 One yoke of Oxen – valued at forty – Dollars 40 One Lot of Cattle consisting of Nine Cows and Seven Caffs valued at Ninety Dollars 90 One Lot of young Cattle – ten head valued at fifty Dollars 50 One Lot of Hogs Consisting of forty head valued at sixty Dollars 60 One horse one Cart valued at thirty Dollars 30 One Lot of Iron (?) Ware valued at twelve Dollars 12 One axe (?) at one Dollars and fifty cents 1 50 One Saddle five Dollars 5 $ 1942 50   Page 2 Brought over 1942 50 One Two Weeding hoes at two Dollars 2 Total $1944 50 James Cole Daniel Fowler Thas. Eaton 218 Decd. 13th Sept 1810 Recorded Page 161. Book A. G. L.A. 221 Richard Corey, decd. Inventory. Mississippi Territory, Adams County Personally appeared, before me the undersigned Justice of the peace Nathan Luse who being duly sworn according to law did depose and that [word marked out] the within writing contains a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and Credits of the said deceased Richard Cory as far as has come to his knowledge or possession or to the possession of any other person or persons for his use Sworn Justice peace This 13th Sept 1810 Thos? Ford, J, R N H Luse

Approximate Creation Date

1810-09-13

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; Richard Corey; Estate Inventory

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

Richard Corey Estate File, Box 9, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box9_CoreyRichard_09131810_b_1_u and HNF_Box9_CoreyRichard_09131810_b_2_u

Source

Richard Corey 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.

Recommended Citation

Estate inventory and appraisal, James Cathcart Probate File, Box 9, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org