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Describes the distribution of estate assets to beneficiaries.
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Court cases including enslaved persons may be found on the following pages: THIS LIST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED PAGE ONE: To two negroes [[?]] [[?]] $400 and [[?]] appraised to "250 } 650.00 delivered to David Johnston PAGE TWO: [[Price?]] of negro men Moses & Jack " 684.00 PAGE THREE: Bayliss E. Prince & Priscilla Jefferies James Jefferies deceased for the Hire of negroes Joel … $190.00 Bob … "191.00 David … "180.00 Lucky … "144.50 Diner ... "109.00 Litty ... "133.00 Linda ... "131.00 Carpa ... "117" Fanny ... "50.00 [[Nina?]] D. ..."65.00 [[Ehsis?]] ... "36 " Abram & Henny ... "200.00 $1536.50 PAGE FIVE: Pricilla J. Jefferies To Boarding — $50.00 Paid Dr. Maxwell attending on two negroes $11.75 PAGE EIGHT: " amt pd. Thos. Frisly for four negroes 1450.00 PAGE TWENTY-TWO: By amt. John P. Darden account selected from [[?]] including one negro woman — 877.45 PAGE THIRTY-ONE: To cash recd. for hire of negroes ... 734.00 PAGE THIRTY-TWO: To cash recd. for hire of negroes ... 734.00 PAGE THIRTY-THREE: in acct. with estate of [[?]] Whitaker [[...] 6 ... for negro girl ... 600.00 PAGE FIFTY-FIVE acct. with Lewis G. Morris [[?]] [[...]] 1820 By this amt. paid P. B. Harrison for taxes for 2 negroes [[?]] ... 3.33 [[...]] 1821 By amt. paid 6 H. Jordan taxes for two negroes in the year 1823 ... 2.25 Augt 24th [[...]] By each paid 67¢ Jordan tzes for [[?]] 2 slaves in the year 1827 [[?]] No 5 — 2.62 PAGE FIFTY-SIX: Dr. [[?]] Morris Guardian over the person & [[...]] one negro boy Isaac .... $1000.00 [[...]] 1819 Jan ... To hire of negro boy Isaac from the 17th July last up to this date say 5 months @$10 per months ... 53— 1823 To hire of boy Isaac from the 1st Jan. 1819 to the 1st January 1823 say 10 years @$130 in year... 520" PAGE FIFTY-SEVEN: Estate of Elizabeth D. Morris in acct with S. E. D. [[?]] [[...]] 1821 Jany. By amt. of E. D. Norris act. with Jno. L. Bucle & Co. as [[?]] act. — 2 amt paid 6.1d Jordan taxes for 2 negroes as per act. no—3 ,,, 2.25 1822 Amt paid 6.1d. Jordan taxes on one negro for 1821 ... No. 6 ... 1.31 1/4
Approximate Creation Date
1822-12-04
Time Period
1820-1829
Subjects
Slaveholders ; Slavery--Mississippi ; Slavery--Mississippi--History--Sources
Keywords
slavery ; enslaved persons ; Mississippi
Geographic Location
Jefferson (Miss.)
Object Type
Text
Physical Format
Document
Digital Format
TIFF
Physical ID
MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital ID
Jefferson-County-Orphans-Court-Record-Book_001
Source
MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries
Recommended Citation
Jefferson County Orphans Court Record Book, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.