Report of Sale for Mosquito Point Plantation including 54 enslaved persons
date: label: Date
content: 1858
name: label: Written by
content: Fletcher Creighton, American, born c. 1796
label: Subject of
content: Jonathan McCaleb, American, 1787 - 1853
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: Manuscript recapitulation of the sale of "Mosquito Point" Plantation on December 15, 1857. The document consists of four sheets of machine-made paper with blue pigment tint, including a cover sheet. There are five total pages of handwriting in black iron gall ink. The documents have been folded in fourths and the paper is discolored along the fold lines and edges. The report describes the sale at auction of the [land, Negro Slaves, and other personal property] from the estate of Jonathan M. Caleb by the executor of his estate, Fletcher Crighton and includes the names of 54 enslaved persons included as part of the sale. The exterior quadrant of the cover sheet has dates and figures written in vertical orientation and the following text written over it in horizontal orientation [Audited and Confirmed / (illegible) to Record / July 26 1858 / Lemuel O'Bridewell / Judge].
label: Description
content: The document begins by listing the conditions of the sale and the details of the plots of land for sale with the pricing. At the bottom of the third page of the report (sheet 3, side 1), it states [The following are the name of the negro slaves, all belonging to said “Musquito Point” Plantation, with the prices at which they were sold: Joe $1200 – Jane $900 – Ann $400. Ritter $500 – Elvita $150 – Maria $100 – Tinglu[?] $1200. Kitty $750.]. It continues on the next page (sheet 3, side 2): Adeline $150 – Caroline $800 – John $1200. Arnold $1100. Nelson $1100 – Betsey $750 – Jim $500 – Joe - $450 – Nelson Jr. $400 – Beverly $300 – Henry $1200. Holder $800. Becca $800 – Ellenna $800. Tom $500 – Amanda $450. Dan $600. Sarah $500 – Daniel $1300 – Milly $650 – Joshua $500. Sijo $500 – Sally $600 – Richard $1200 – Bronby $1,100. Maria $700. Julia $400. Phin(?) $1,100. Harriet $50 – Elija $1100. Pharanz(?) $1,100 – Nancy $800. St. Charles $900. Louis $1,500. Martha $700. Dick $1200. Fitch $1,200 – Charles $,1000 – Bill $1300. Randal $600. Jim $1,300. Gilbuz(?) $1,000. Elizabeth $800. Lucy $50. Sally $150 – Old Nicey $00 - ]. The summary continues with a list of personal property including livestock, wagons, bedding, and furniture among other items. The final page is signed by [F. Crighton] at bottom right and, in another hand at bottom left, is dated as submitted [in Open Court this day / 26th July 1858].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.26.4a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: summaries
label: Type
content: manuscripts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron gall ink on laid rag paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 9/16 × 8 in. (31.9 × 20.3 cm)