Sujet

List of slaves, animals, etc and values for each, 1807. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

List of slaves (African Americans), animals, etc and values for each, 1807. 'We William Bryan Anderson Rice and Matthew Rice being first sworn have appraised the estate of Christopher Henderson deceasd, to the prices annexed to the property, to wit: one negro woman named Dinah £70; one boy named ben £110; one girl named fillis £70; one boy named Dick £60; 10 head of hogs £2; one red cow and calf £3; one Brindle [cow and calf] £1.10; one red heifer £2; 2 axes 2 hoes plow and log chain £1.13; one dry hide 3/- one big wheel 15/- one small [wheel] 18/-; one loom £2 - one gun 21/- £3.1; 3 piggins 6/- one tub 4/- £0.10; 1 dish bason and five spoons £0.12; 2 beds bedstead and [cords?] £7.1.; 3 flat irons...3 pots and one pan 40/- £3.0; 3 reeds 12/- 1 chist [chest?] and box 12/- £1.4; 1 colt 1 year old [illegible] £4.10; 1 Bay mare £9.0; 20 Barrels corn £6.0. [Total] £357.6'.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A13_258

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21,8Mo (1004,3Ko) / 20,2cm x 27,0cm / 2381 x 3194 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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