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Eighteen Slaves Including Woman and Children, and Infants Sadly Accounted for Along With Cattle!
Eighteen Slaves Including Woman and Children, and Infants Sadly Accounted for Along With Cattle!
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Eighteen Slaves Including Woman and Children, and Infants Sadly Accounted for Along With Cattle!

This undated inventory of the personal estate of Richard White includes eighteen slaves, together valued at $11,600. The slaves accounted for 92 percent of White's personal estate. The document also does not provide a location.

[SLAVERY.] Manuscript Document, Inventory of Estate of Richard White, ca. 1850s, n.p. 1 p., 7.75" x 12.25". Small tears on fold; very good.

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A true and perfect inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels and personal estate of Richard White deceased
A    negro    man    named    Charles      30    years     1300
"         "       woman        "           Malinda    19      "           1000

ʺ        ʺ        girl            ʺ           Cynthia       2       ʺ            200
ʺ
        ʺ      woman       ʺ          Jane        35     ʺ           850

"        "      man          "        George       38     "         1200
"
        "      woman      "          Alva         38     "           700
"
        "      Boy          "        Henderson  18    "          1100
"
        "      girl           "          Eliza         13    "            800
"
        "       "             "          Adaline      11    "            800
"
        "       "             "        Adalade      11     "            750
"
        "    Boy          "         Thomas       6      "            400
"
        "      "             "          Nixon           "            175
"
        "      "             "           Scott            "             175
"
        "    woman     "          Harriet        22    "          1000
"
        "     Boy        "          Warren        6     "            400
"
        "      girl        "          Minerva        4    "            300
"
        "       "          "            Lucy           2    "            250
"
        "       "          "            Alice          ½    "            200
4 yoke of Oxen
                                                            170
7 Head of Cattle
                                                            45
80 Head of Hogs
                                                        120
1 Horse
                                                                        50
4 Head of mules
                                                        445
1 ox Wagon and log chain
                                           75
1 Lot of plows and gears
                                            40
1 Lot Blacksmith Tools
                                                40
1 Corn Crusher
                                                          20
                                                                               12605

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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