[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript inventory and appraisement document listing over 80 enslaved persons at L'Esperance Plantation. N.p., 17 January 1859.
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Feb 27, 2024
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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript inventory and appraisement document listing over 80 enslaved persons at L'Esperance Plantation. N.p., 17 January 1859.
"Inventory & appraisement of Negroes, in families, on the 'L'Esperance' plantation." 4pp, 8 x 10 in. (creasing, occasional tears at folds, toning). Enslaved persons listed in family groups when applicable, sometimes including first names and surnames. Additional information such as age, assessed value, and "crippled" or "unsound" indicated. Signed "Thos. Neal" and "N.C. Weems."
No location is specified on the document. Several plantations bearing the name "Esperance" were identified, including in Caldwell and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. A "L'Esperance Plantation" was located in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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