Sucession (Inventory) Elizabeth L. Blackburn Hollywood Plantation Carroll Parish, Louisiana May 19th, 1852 This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project - African American Archives by: Jeanne Johnson - jj@tampabay.rr.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Be it Known and Remembered that this day in pursuance of an order is said from the Honorable the Tenth Judicial District Court __ng session in and for the Parish of Carroll dated the 19th of May, AD. 1852. Requiring an inventory and appraisment of the property & effects belonging to the Succession of the Late Mistress Elizabeth L. Blackburn formerly widow Bosworth. I Thomas V. Davis Recorder in and for the Parish of Carroll in the State of La. duly commissioned & qualified have appointed Mathew B. Sellers and George G. Willson as appraisers to estimate the value of said property effects to whom I administer an Oath will & faithfully to appraise the same according to the best of their knowledge & proceeded in presence of the undersigned Witnesses and attorny for absent heirs to make __ Inventory which is as follows to wit. (Negroes) 1st Tress [?] apprais'd at 500.00 2 Roan wife of Tress app'd 600.00 3rd Mahalu aged 9 yrs app'd 200.00 4th Charlotte aged 6 yrs app'd 250.00 5th Chess aged 4 yrs app'd 200.00 $1750.00 2nd family Pompey aged 48 yrs appraised $600.00 Marry, aged 27 yrs appraised 800.00 Vina aged 8 years app'd 400.00 Cela, aged 3 yrs app'd 150.00 Susan infant of Mary 6 mo app'd 100.00 2050.00 3rd family Charles aged fifty yrs app'd $550.00 Malinda wife of Chs ag'd 35 yrs app'd 500.00 Sam aged 10 yrs app'd 600.00 Emamel aged 8 yrs app'd 600.00 Allen aged 3 yrs app'd 200.00 Marsha infant of Malinda 100.00 2550.00 4th family Pye aged 50 yrs app'd $600.00 Matilda aged 45 yrs app'd 300.00 Richard-s aged 5 yrs app'd 300.00 1200.00 Forward $43,416.75 3 [page number written at top of page] 5th family Reuben 25 yrs appraised at $1000.00 Sucky 23 yrs appraised at 900.00 Robinson 6 yrs appraised at 300.00 Jinny aged 5 yrs appraised at 200.00 Louise aged 3 yrs appraised at 200.00 Han__h, aged 1 yr appraised at 100.00 $2700.00 6th family Kit 45 yrs appraised at $1000.00 Susy 50 yrs appraised at 200.00 Hinson 10 yrs appraised at 500.00 1700.00 7th family George 40 yrs appraised at $800.00 Vinah [?] 25 yrs appraised at 800.00 1600.00 8 family Peter aged 25 yrs appraised $1000.00 Eliza aged 35 yrs appraised 300.00 C_ffy aged 3 yrs appraised 200.00 1700.00 [does not add up correctly] 9 family Elizha aged 22 yrs app'd 600.00 11 family [number 10 is not assigned to a family] Jordan aged 49 [?] yrs $700.00 Lilly aged 50 yrs 200.00 Fred aged 6 yrs 400.00 Spencer aged 5 yrs 300.00 Amazon, infant 100.00 $1700.00 12th Major 40 years app'd 800.00 13 Jeme [?] [or] Jesse [?] aged 22 yrs $1000 Phillis aged 17 800.00 Infant Rachael 100.00 1900.00 14th family Theo., 22 yrs $1000 Cuty [or Catg] 17 yrs 800.00 Child Florney [or Flouney] 100.00 1900.00 15th family Ison aged 50 yrs 100.00 Jennett, aged 40 yrs 600.50 Lilcy [or Lulcy] aged 8 years 350.00 Wirt aged 4 years 250.00 Letty aged 2 years 150.00 1300.50 [incorrect family total] 16th Dick 22 yrs appraised $850.00 Nancy 40 yrs appraised 500.00 1350.00 Forward Dollars $60,666.25 4 [page number written at top of page] To Amt Brot forward Dollars 60,666.25 17 family Peter aged 40 yrs app'd $400.00 Jane aged 20 yrs app'd 400.00 800.00 18 family Wa_e 25 years $900.00 Sophia 18 yrs & her infant 850.00 1750.00 19 family Abe aged 19 yrs app'd 1000.00 20 family May 20 years app'd 1000.00 21 family Harry [or Harvey?] 65 years app'd 150.00 Mable [or Maude?] 50 yrs app'd 150.00 300.00 22d family Charlotte 50 yrs app'd 500.00 William 30 yrs app'd $900.00 1400 23 family Julia aged 20 years $800.00 Edmund 5 years 300.00 1100.00 24 family Betsy aged 20 yrs 600.00 25th family Agnus aged 45 yrs $250 Lucy aged 5 yrs 300 Amy aged 3 yrs 200 750.00 26 March 18 yrs 900.00 27 Simon 18 yrs 900.00 28 Ren [or Ben] 15 yrs 800.00 29 Andrew 17 yrs 800.00 3400.00 30 Dennis 30 yrs 750.00 31 Little [?] George 17 yrs 500.00 32 John 17 years 800.00 33 Adam 17 years 800.00 34 Henry 17 years 800.00 35 Mose 17 years 800.00 3650.00 [doesn't add up correctly] 36 Josh 24 years 700.00 37 Davy 16 years 650.00 38 Wash. 16 years 650.00 39 Tom 16 years 650.00 40 Jack 13 years 600.00 41 Jimmy 13 years 650.00 42 Ely 12 years 550.00 4450.00 Forward $80.866.25 5 [page number written at top of page] Amt Forward Dollars $80.866.25 Eliza 13 yrs appraised 700.00 Winny [?] 11 yrs appraised 550.00 Sylon 10 yrs appraised 250.00 Africa 35 yrs appraised 800.00 Pri_nus 55 yrs appraised 150.00 2450.00 __[?]__ a negro man aged 19 yrs 1000.00 1 Negro girl Pat___ & child [no appraised value entered] Seran__ a negro wom aged 25 yrs appr'd $1000 Irvin a boy aged ---[no age stated] 400.00 Martha & Louis-a ___ 300.00 The negro girl Patience & child to be added to individual property 800.00 This D__ Inventory commenced May 19th AD.1852 & closed friday May 21 AD1852. in the presence of Warren M Benton and Francis M Hays witness __ & competent ___in this __ ___ ___ ___ with the ___ this May 21 AD.1852. Geo. G. Willson [signature] M.B. Miller [?] [signature] Witnesses W.M. Benton [signature] Francis M Hays [signature] G. V. Davis [signature] Recorder