4 pages, 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in., bifolium, folds, toning, few smudges, creasing and some chipping to edges.

Manuscript document submitted to the "Hon. Probate Judge" by Scott Thompson, "Guardian," to Ida S. Outlaw..."To the hire of the following negroes which were hired to the highest bidder at Brooksville this day..." Seven enslaved persons are listed by name and amount below. Pages 3 and 4 contain a list of expenses, including entries for "12 pounds of meat furnished the negroes during Christmas week," and "644 pounds Bacon furnished old Mary, the negro who takes care of the little negroes."

Brooksville, Mississippi, was the former location of the "Thompson House" and cotton plantation. The house, which was demolished in 2016, was known as the scene of brutal family murders that occurred on 4 December 1865. The document includes multiple references to "Scott Thompson," suggesting that it may have a connection with the Thompson House and plantation.