Assessment of the Value of a Plantation
Collection
Identifier: MSS.0956
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
Overview
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:
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu