Evening journal., 1901-05-30
OLD DOCUMENT
BRINGS UP PAST
Valuation Of Lunatic Richard
MaSOn'S Estate
NEGROES LISTED LIKE CATTLE
Allowance Board Provides iOr the
Care Of an Old Insane
Slave Owner

pv the finding Of an old document
o,,o,o tbe papers of the late Sarah Z.
Mason. Of smyrna, the horrors of slavery
davs in America. when respectable citi-
7ens bartered in human flesh. and when
these dark skinned unfortmates were
heracd. marked. valued and given pedi-
arees like cattle and horses again have
been brought to public notice. The paper
is an i.cmized valuation Of a lunauc's
nroperi- by order Of the board of allow
ance of Queen Annc's county. Maryland
for the purpose of setting apart certain
amount If money for board, clothing ana
care OF Richard Mason, lunaio. The val
nation ,per was filed December 8 1891
and rcaEs as follows;
Real and personal estate Of Richard
Mason I'm the hands of John Mcfarland
Negroes Of Richard Mason
Nero woman Hannah. 75 years old, TO
be allowed as "a support the sum of fifteen
dollars Per annum. SIS; negro Julia, aged
Sc wears. valued at SIS James Henry, 90
years. valued $40; Emily, daughter of
Julia. IS years old. valued at $50; Robert
Henry. n yeans old valued at $50; Henry,
son of Emily. years Old valued az $40;
William. sen of Julia, % years old, valued
at SO. Thomas, son of Julia. lda years
old. valuce at $50; John Mack, son Of
Julia. i6 yc rs old. valued at S55; George,
son OF Nance Is years old valued at $50;
old Dcbby 5G years old. we value at $50;
John. child of Deb" deformcd in foot,
"a years old. valued at $50; Sarah, child OF
Deb" Is gears old, valued at $50;
"Dcbbv' child of Deb" 16 years old,
valued at $50; Kitty Anne. child Of Deb
20 years old. with child 10 days old, with
child Kitty, years old and Henry, de-
formed in the face from a burn, aged
years old. We value az their victuals and
clothes: Nancy, 80 years old, valued at
$50: child Deb" aged one year and Caro-
line. aged years, Alexander, son of
Nance. years old. and Bill, son OF Nance,
years old, we value at their victuals and
clothes.
Aggregate OF negroes hired. ....... ..S5iC
Reorganization No. !. Granny Finley"
farm ................. ...........+.........Sl3
No 2, farm on Long Marsh, name not
known..... ........ q. ............... .S25l
Aggregate valuation Of real estate and
personal. ..... ...... ...... ..............S .S91
I'M wltness whereof we have hreunt,
subscribed our hand and seal this 2itl
day of November I'm the year eighteer
hundred and ffty-seven.
CHARLES McCOLLISTER.
JOHN b. THOMAS.
r. r. STRAWTN
IN May of the following year the allow
ancc board which sat in Centreville, Mary
land and over which Richard B. Car
michael. the afterwards wel-known rebel
who was pulled from the bench during thu
war while sitting as a Judge and beateI
with the butt ends OF Union revolvers
presided issued the following document
1858, May term allowance board fo
Richard Mason. $780, payable the frs
Monday in May and the first Monday fl
November $50
Ia the matter Of Richard Mason. luna
tic
In Chancery-In Circuit Court for Queer
Anne's county. sitting in equity
Ordered this 4th day Of August 1855
that George f. Mason, the committee O.
the person OF the lunatic In this case bl
and be is hereby allowed the annual sun
Of $3.50 for the board and clothing. an,
sare Of the lunatic. and that John Nc
Farland the trustee of the estate of IN
said lunauc pay the said sum OF none,
10 tho said George 4. Mason, hereafter II
equal semi-mnnai moieties on the frs
day OF May and November I'm each an,
every year.
RICHARD B. CARMICHAEL.
fNicd ith August. 1858