Dick Brown collection of slave records, 1789-1866 and undated, bulk 1815-1866

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Summary

Creator:
Brown, Dick (collector)
Abstract:
Chiefly nineteenth-century slave records for Alabama, many for Wilcox County, and to a lesser extent for North Carolina and Virginia. Included are legal documents and other items, such as bills, receipts, wills, bonds, guardianship papers, appraisals of estates, and documents relating to the settlement of estates and to court cases. These documents contain lists of property and slaves, often with prices attached. Names and ages are usually included. Some of the receipts record items purchased for slaves and payments made for them. A group of 24 individual inventories of land and slaves in 1815 is from Virginia, and lists gender, status (e.g. child or adult), and price, but no names. Items are arranged in rough chronological order. Collected by Dick Brown.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet
86 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.01204

Background

Scope and content:

Chiefly nineteenth-century slave records for Alabama, many for Wilcox County, and to a lesser extent for North Carolina and Virginia. Included are legal documents and other items, such as bills, receipts, wills, bonds, guardianship papers, appraisals of estates, and documents relating to the settlement of estates and to court cases. These documents contain lists of property and slaves, often with prices attached. Names and ages are usually included. Some of the receipts record items purchased for slaves and payments made for them. A group of 24 individual inventories of land and slaves in 1815 is from Virginia, and lists gender, status (e.g. child or adult), and price, but no names. Items are arranged in rough chronological order. Collected by Dick Brown.

Acquisition information:
The Dick Brown collection of slave records was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1988.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, 1988

Encoded by Paula Jeannet and Elizabeth Shesko, May 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 88-043

Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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