Assessment of the Value of a Plantation

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0956

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a two-page draft document assessing the value of a plantation in Mayan County, Alabama from circa 1855. The document reads in part: "Henry, son of Malinda is worth about $250. & Bob, son of Malinda is worth about $150 & Alfred a man at that time diseased and incapable of work of of an ordinary hand perhaps worth about $300 in all 8 negroes."

Dates

  • circa 1855

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of a two-page draft document assessing the value of a plantation in Mayan County, Alabama from circa 1855.

Physical Location

Special Collections & Archives

Title
Finding Aid for the Assessment of the Value of a Plantation
Status
Completed
Author
Zach Johnson
Date
February 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States


 

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