Frontier Plantation Estate

Authors

Files

Alternative Title

John Houston Estate Documents

Description

In this legal document, inventories and appraisals for the John Houston Estate in Concordia Parish of Louisiana are provided for Judge Robert Ogen by the appointed estate administrators, James Noulen and Andrew L. Knight. Sales of estate items are also listed by the Probate Clerk, Abner Nash Ogden as provided by Anson Stanbrough and James Noulen. Items listed in the estate include horses, cattle, oxen, slaves, rifles, and farming and household items. The documents range from January 1824 to June of 1826.

Publication Date

1824

Approximate Creation Date

1824-1826

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Decedents' estates; Probate records; Probate courts; Probate law and practice--United States; Administration of estates

Keywords

probate; estates; legal documentation; probate court; estate administration; estate inventories

Geographic Location

Louisianan

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_658_1826-06-12_Frontier-Plantation-Estate

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Todd A. Herring Collection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. 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

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Todd A. Herring Collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University