Historic Natchez Foundation

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William Calvit

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Description

Badly damaged appraisal document for the estate of William Calvit, deceased, includes a reference to an enslaved man named Dave

Transcription

Adams County} We the undersigned [illegible due to tear] the Original appraisers appointed by Willi-[page torn] E-? Judge of Probate to app-[page torn] Estate of William Calvit dec’d [page torn] our? [page torn] valued Dave? do Value him as follows 1 Negro man named Dave? H? Property of the Estate of Sd Calvit} [page torn] Given under our hands this 24 day of August 1804 James [page torn] Anthony Ho-[page torn]

Approximate Creation Date

Circa 1800

Time Period

1800-1810

Subjects

Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Mississippi ; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources ; Slaveholders; Legal Documents

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; William Calvit; 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

William Calvit Estate File, Box 10, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box10_CalvitWilliam_06181800_b_1_u

Source

William Calvit Estate File, Box 10, 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

Calvit, William - Appraisal of the estate of William Calvit, deceased

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