Early Kentucky Settler, Three Slaves, Lincoln Count 1792

This inventory of the estate of John Shackelford of Lincoln County, Kentucky, includes three slaves and their approximate values. Together their assigned value of £105 accounts for more than 40 percent of the personal property in Shackelford's estate. The appraisers were George Murrell, John Montgomery, and Alexander Blane (d. ca. 1807).

On the same day that they prepared this inventory, Murrell, Montgomery, and Blane also prepared an inventory of the estate of George Shackelford, which included one slave and had a total value of £96-4-6.

[SLAVERY.] Manuscript Document Signed, Inventory of Estate of John Shackelford, March 16, 1792, Lincoln County, Kentucky. 1 p., 8.25" x 13.25". Some edge tears; repaired separation on one fold and hole affecting one word; very good.

Complete Transcript
Agreeably to an Order of the Worshipful Court of Lincoln We the subscribers having been duly sworn have proceeded to appraise the Estate of Jno Shackelford Deceased as followeth /to wit/
Three head of Neat Cattle @                        £3-15-0
One Negro Boy @                                         30-00-0
One Negro Girl @                                         50-0-0
One Negro Boy @                                        25-0-0
10 head of Swine @                                      2-0-0
912 lb Pork @12/                                          5-9-6
1 horse @                                                     6-0-0
6 Thousand Wt of Inspected Tobacco         36-0-0
30 Gallon still                                              12-0-0
Household furniture                                    11-13-0
Books of different kinds                               4-12-0
5 head of Sheep                                          1-17-0
1 Rawhide                                                   0-15-0
45 lb Iron                                                     1-17-6
16 pr of hinges                                             2-8-0
Drawing knife                                              0-2-0
7 lb Old Nails                                              0-9-6
Cash                                                         60-0-0
                                                                £254-8-4 Total
As Witness Our hands the 16th day of March 1792
                                                             George Murrell
                                                             John M:tgomery
                                                             Alexander Blane

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