Title

Dunbar, Robert Senior - Tax receipt 1826

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Contributor(s)

Robert Dunbar

Files

Description

Tax receipt for monies paid by the estate of Robert Dunbar Senior; references 35 enslaved persons

Transcription

No. 783. State of Mississippi Adams County Received from Robert Dunbar Sen Sixty three dollars, 57. cents, being the amount of his state and county Tax for the year 1826, viz. 584. acres of Land 2 class, 2 quality: -Town Lots, value $ – : amount Merchandise $ – four? Wheels: one Poll thirty five Slaves: – Watch on clock October 23d 1826 Robert Bradley Tax Collector.

Approximate Creation Date

1826-10-23

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; Robert Dunbar Senior; Tax receipt

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

Robert Dunbar Estate File, Box 10, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box10_DunbarRobert_03271826_m_1_u

Source

Robert Dunbar 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.

Recommended Citation

Tax receipt, 1826, Robert Dunbar Senior Probate File, Box 10, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org