Shelby County Court reports related to the sale of Henry Fisher, a self-emancipated man, 1864-1866 :
Summary: Manuscript copy of twelve reports related to the sale of Henry Fisher, a self-emancipated man, aged 17 (in 1864), and belonging to "Charles Ellis of Fayette County, Kentucky." Henry was appraised, then sold to the highest bidder, James M. Calloway, Jr., for "One Hundred and T...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Summary: Manuscript copy of twelve reports related to the sale of Henry Fisher, a self-emancipated man, aged 17 (in 1864), and belonging to "Charles Ellis of Fayette County, Kentucky." Henry was appraised, then sold to the highest bidder, James M. Calloway, Jr., for "One Hundred and Two Dollars 50 cents" on 1864 November 14. Includes reports regarding fees for jailer, sherriff, physician, apprehender, and clerk, and payment made by Calloway, dated 1865 and 1866. One report also contains notations regarding Emma and Francis, self-emancipated people, sold for $95.00 and $110.00, respectively, in 1864 to an unidentified buyer, with a few associated fees noted |
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| Item Description: | Formerly known as: Court documents relating to the sale of a runaway slave, Henry Fisher, belonging to Charles Ellis of Fayette County, Shelby County, Ky There is no record of a Charles Ellis in the U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, and there are several men with that name in the U.S. Census for 1860 Title devised by cataloger |
| Physical Description: | 7 items (14 pages) : paper Digital version available via Duke University Libraries Digital Collections |
| Access: | Collection is open for research |