Estate of John Duncan, 1854 - 1883

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Identifier: 19597

Estate of John Duncan

Scope and Contents

A financial ledger for the settlement of the estate of John Duncan (d. 1849) with entries for each of his seven children (Catherine R., Eliza E., Charles K., Margaret, Mary, James, and Fr. William H.). Includes records related to the sale of land, livestock, and enslaved persons in 1860 and the distribution of the proceeds to said children (see p. 105-117). Receipts note "the sale of negroes and stock in Lowndes to P. Fitzpatrick"; the "sale of negroes to Given and Elsberry in Autauga"; the "sale of land in Lowndes to W. B. Hall, W. B. Price, and James F. Smith"; the "sale of land and stock in Autauga to B. H. Elsberry"; the "sale of Lavina and two children to Jack Thorington"; and the "sale of negroes named Anderson, Sam, Dilcy, and three children, Martha, Hartwell, and Edy."

The volume was also later used as a record of cotton sold by family members in 1883, with entries interspersed throughout the above.

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to slaveholding.

Dates

1854 - 1883

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