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Mrs. Henry Hampton Davis memorandum

 Collection
Identifier: SC-94-MS

Scope and Contents

This item is a manuscript list of enslaved people, with probable ages, that had been transferred to her husband by his mother, Mrs. Susan Davis, in payment of a debt. Source unknown.

Dates

  • Creation: 1856

Creator

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Requesting Materials

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Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Biographical / Historical

Mrs. Davis was a resident of Greenwood (Wilkinson County), Mississippi.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610