Madison County Court reports related to the sale of Henry, a self-emancipated man, 1863-1864 :
Summary: Manuscript copy of eight reports related to the sale of Henry, a self-emancipated man, aged 16, weighing 120 pounds, and belonging to "James Williams of the state of Tennessee." He was committed to the jail in Madison county on "the 29th day of July 1863". Henry was appr...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Summary: Manuscript copy of eight reports related to the sale of Henry, a self-emancipated man, aged 16, weighing 120 pounds, and belonging to "James Williams of the state of Tennessee." He was committed to the jail in Madison county on "the 29th day of July 1863". Henry was appraised, then sold to the highest bidder, Peter T. Phelps, for "two hundred and fifty dollars" on 1863 October 5. Includes reports regarding fees for jailer, sherriff, and clerk, and payment made by Phelps, dated 1864 December 1 |
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| Item Description: | Formerly known as: Court documents relating to the sale of runaway slave: Henry, belonging to James Williams of Tenn., Madison County, Ky James Williams cannot be precisely identified as there were multiple people with that name living in Tennessee at that time Title devised by cataloger |
| Physical Description: | 1 item (10 pages) : paper Digital version available via Duke University Libraries Digital Collections |
| Access: | Collection is open for research |