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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Two manuscript inventories of the estate of Catherine Ward, each listing 10 enslaved individuals. Union County, AR, 10 August 1858 and 24 January 1859.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Two manuscript inventories of the estate of Catherine Ward, each listing 10 enslaved individuals. Union County, AR, 10 August 1858 and 24 January 1859.


A Skedule [sic] of the personal property belonging to the Estate of Catharine Ward Deceased Late of Union county Arkansas. Union County, AR,  10 August 1858. 

1 page, folio 7 3/4 x 12 1/8 in., on blue paper, short separations along old folds with occasional repair, light stain to left edge. Undersigned. Docketed to verso. 

A listing of Catherine Ward's estate, mostly consisting of the 10 enslaved individuals listed by name with their ages: Hanah, 40; Martha, 22; Rose, 20; Green, 18; Sarah, 15; Beca, 13; Mary, 10; Ned, 8; Manerva, 5; and Emeline, 2. 

[With:] Pleasant Ward as Executor of Katherine Ward deceased. In a/c for Final Settlement in part. Union County, AR, 24 January 1859. 

1 page, folio, 8 3/8 x 14 in., on blue paper, separations along old folds with repairs to verso, some stains to left edge. Docketed to verso

Includes an inventory of the same 10 enslaved individuals, including the prices for each person, totaling $5890. 


Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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